Kyzzhibek Batyrkanova (@batyrkanchik) leads a team of women who aim to launch Kyrgyzstan’s 1st ever satellite.br br As the program director at the Kyrgyz Satellite Program she built a team of unstoppable women who will make history. They learn the basics of engineering and apply those skills to build a nano-satellite that can collect and analyze data from outer space. . Once they reach the final goal of securing a launch service provider, the satellite will be transported to the International Space Station and launched into orbit.br br In a country where young women face rigid gender stereotypes and even kidnapping that forces them to become wives, the women at Kyrgyz Satellite Program are pioneering a new space for girls in STEM.