"With nearly 800 people in attendance at the Santa Clara Convention Center, Nguyen talked about how her dream of being an NASA astronaut was derailed in 2013 when she was raped at Harvard. Her path then led her away from space and into the world of activism, where she fought to secure rights for sexual assault survivors. That took her to Washington, D.C., where Congress passed and President Obama signed the Sexual Assault Survivors' Rights Act in 2016."
"A bioastronautics research scientist, Nguyen finally saw her dream realized last April when she conducted experiments on a Blue Origin suborbital space flight. She told the rapt YWCA audience that every astronaut brought along a zero-G indicator that would float. Hers was a note that she had written after she left the hospital following her assault that read, Never never never give up, as well as her hospital admittance bracelet."
Amanda Nguyen attended the YWCA Golden Gate Silicon Valley's 35th Inspire Luncheon before nearly 800 people at the Santa Clara Convention Center. Her dream of becoming an NASA astronaut was derailed in 2013 when she was raped at Harvard, which propelled her into activism for sexual assault survivors. She advocated in Washington, D.C., leading to the passage and presidential signing of the Sexual Assault Survivors' Rights Act in 2016. Her advocacy reached the United Nations and the Vatican, where she spoke with Pope Francis. As a bioastronautics research scientist she later conducted experiments on a Blue Origin suborbital flight, bringing a note that read "Never never never give up" and her hospital admittance bracelet as a zero-G indicator.
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