1st Mexican-born woman to travel to space will visit this Parlier school

PARLIER, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - Kat Echazarreta, the archetypal Mexican-born pistillate to question to space, volition sojourn a schoolhouse successful the Parlier Unified School District successful precocious August, officials announced.

According to officials, Echazarreta volition sojourn Parlier High School connected Aug. 29. She volition sojourn the schoolhouse to animate students to prosecute careers successful science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).

"Echazarreta's travel to the stars is simply a testament to the powerfulness of dreams and the limitless possibilities of STEM education," said officials with the schoolhouse territory successful a societal media post.

According to officials, Echazerreta worked connected 5 NASA missions, including the Perseverance rover and Europa Clipper.

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