The first Mexican born woman to travel to space was an electrical engineer from Guadalajara.
A group of people traveled to space on the New Shepard rocket.
All six passengers experienced zero gravity when the New Shepard rocket reached the edge of space after leaving the launch pad. The San Diego-Union Tribune reported that the rocket descended to the ground through its built-in parachute.
According to The Associated Press, Echazarreta was chosen out of thousands of applicants from more than 100 countries to be a part of the historic trip.
According to NBC News, there have been less than 80 women and fewer than three dozen Black, indigenous, or Latino people who have traveled to space.
She was an intern at NASA before she went to space.
Echazerreta thanked her husband and family on her social media accounts.
Echazerreta received her bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from UCLA, and she is currently working on her master's degree in electrical engineering at JohnHopkins University.
The Huffington Post reached out to Echazarreta but did not hear back.
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