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Hard Work, Focus Helps Rahmani Reach for the Stars
The story of a Pakistani born lady from Pakistan, who survived war in the Gulf countries, lived as a refugee in a desert and then went on to making her way to NASA is definitely heart-warming. That is in a nutshell, the tale of Hibah Rahmani, a remarkable lady who has defied all odds and secured an important position at NASA, the US space agency.
She is an important rocket engineer at NASA and her tale serves as a role model to girls all over the world, that no matter how bleak things appear at times, they have it within themselves to defy all odds and break stereotypes.
BACKGROUND
Hibah Rahmani was born in Pakistan, raised in Kuwait and moved to the United States after high school. Being fascinated with the beautiful night sky, she developed a passion for science, space and astronomy at a very young age. Math and science were her favorite subjects in school and by the time she was in eighth grade, she knew that she wanted to become an engineer. Hibah obtained a Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering, with Honors in the major from the University of Central Florida, graduating summa cum laude. After graduation, she accepted a position with The Boeing Company as a Systems Engineer working on the International Space Station processing at Kennedy Space Center (KSC). While working full-time for Boeing, Hibah earned a Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Georgia Tech. Hibah is also a registered Professional Engineer (P.E) in the State of Florida. After working for Boeing for seven years, Hibah accepted a position with NASA as an Avionics and Flight Controls Engineer. Currently, she works in the Avionics Division of the Engineering and Technology Directorate. She is part of the Expendable Launch Vehicles ELV) Avionics Branch, where she supports the NASA Launch Services Program (LSP), working on ELVs such as Pegasus and Falcon 9. Hibah considers herself fortunate to have always been surrounded by encouraging and inspirational people including her parents, siblings, teachers, managers, mentors and teammates. While working at NASA, Hibah obtained a Graduate Certificate in Space Systems Engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology and also participated in the International Space University’s 2012 Space Studies Program. Hibah is the recipient of several awards including Pride-at-Boeing awards, NASA Group Achievement awards and NASA On-The-Spot awards. In addition to her engineering duties, Hibah often volunteers for Education and Outreach activities such as speaking to students at local schools and providing updates to the LSP Twitter and Facebook page. In her free time, Hibah loves to paint with water colors, scuba dive and volunteer for lake restoration projects. She aspires to become a NASA astronaut one day. Hibah considers herself extremely blessed to have a job that she absolutely loves, working with an amazing team, making contributions to the U.S. Space Program. She believes that you can achieve anything you want with consistent hard work.
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