History was made when Amanda Nguyen crossed the Kármán line aboard Blue Origin's New Shepard NS-31 mission, becoming the first Vietnamese woman to travel into space.
Yet the milestone was about much more than a few minutes above Earth.
Long before she made headlines as an astronaut, Nguyen had already transformed lives through her work as a civil rights activist after surviving sexual assault.
Her determination helped change US law, earned global recognition and inspired countless survivors.
By finally realising the astronaut dream she once placed on hold, Nguyen has shown that resilience and ambition can coexist.
