Alina Anisimova
Alina Anisimova (born 1999) is a social and feminist activist,[1] student and programmer from Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Between 2018 and 2021 Anisimova was involved in coaching a team of nine[2] young women engineers in the Kyrgyz Space Programme[3] in a project to design and construct a CubeSat satellite, that will be launched into space.[4] In 2018, the BBC selected Anisimova as one of the 100 most influential women in the world.[5][6] In July 2021, Anisimova resigned from coaching the women of the Kyrgyz Space Programme.[7]
History
The Kyrgyz Space Programme was started in March 2018 and consists of a team of nine women students, aged between 17 and 25, that was coached by Anisimova at the start of the project.[8] Anisimova is a true hacker, who began to teach herself about computers when she was aged six, by taking apart computer equipment and later following online tutorials.[8] The idea for the Kyrgyz Space Programme came from a chance meeting between Alexander MacDonald, a NASA economist who runs the NASA's Emerging Space initiative[3] and a newspaper publisher, Bektour Iskender, who created Kloop, that is known for promoting LGBQT and women rights in Kyrgyzstan.[8] MacDonald suggested to Klopp, the idea of designing a cubesat in Kyrgyzstan.[8] She left the project in 2021.
References
- ^ Alina Anisimova (27 November 2018). The women launching Kyrgyzstan's first satellite (News Production) (in Russian). Bishkek: BBC. Event occurs at 0.12. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
- ^ "Kyrgyz Satellite team visit University of Bath". University of Bath. University of Bath Communication. 20 September 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
- ^ a b Marchaud, Clara (10 September 2019). "Meet the pioneers running the Kyrgyzstan' all-women space agency". Calvert Journal. Calvert 22 Foundation. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
- ^ Taylor, Lin (6 November 2018). "Sky's not the limit: young women build Kyrgyzstan's first satellite". Thomson Reuters Foundation. Reuters. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
- ^ "BBC 100 Women 2018: Who is on the list?". BBC News. BBC. 19 November 2018. Number 8. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
- ^ Кудаяров, Борубек (19 November 2018). "18-летняя Алина Анисимова из Кыргызстана вошла в топ-100 женщин года по версии Би-би-си" (in Russian). Общество. Kaktus Media. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
- ^ "Important announcement from KSP". Patreon Posts. Kyrgyz Space Program. 21 July 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
- ^ a b c d McNeish, Hannah (13 May 2019). "Women in Kyrgyzstan are fighting sexism by joining the space race". Wired. Condé Nast Britain. Retrieved 16 January 2022.