Aerospace and Space Sciences​

Aerospace encompasses a wide array of disciplines, including the design and
development of commercial and military aircraft, satellites, rockets, spacecraft, and
space biology. The industry focuses on planes, helicopters, drones, and the
complexities of space exploration and technology. Space Sciences cover diverse
topics such as space vehicles, launch systems, lunar, solar, and planetary science,
astronomy, astrophysics, and life sciences. These fields are now booming, with a
growing demand for skilled professionals in engineering, astronomy, data science,
communication systems engineering, space biology, robotics engineering, and more.
The Global Kashmiri Connect proudly presents Ms. Faiqa Anbreen, Seerat Maqsood
and Malik Aasooda (Asu), the three young scholars of Kashmiri origin, who are
advancing their careers in Aerospace and Space Sciences.  They are committed to
explore the field of Aerospace and Space Sciences at an early age in their academic
careers, and will share their stories and learnings with students and young
professionals.
They are our Global Kashmiris in Aerospace and Space Sciences!
Join Altaf Lal and Mahrukh (Mahi) Bandey in a free-flowing conversation with Ms.
Faiqa, Asu and Seerat on Aerospace and Space Sciences. Listen to them and
become inspired for advancing your academic career in this booming field. Start
your own journey in becoming Aerospace and Space scientists and be part of this
industry.
Seerat Maqsood is focusing her studies in life sciences area, especially in Cellular
and Molecular Biotechnology. She has done her schooling from the Eaglets Public
School, Bandipora and GHSS, Amira Kadal, Srinagar. She subsequently completed
her bachelor’s degree in general biotechnology from the Dolphin Institute, Dehradun,
India. She is now a Space IVF researcher at SpaceBorn United and an active
member at NASA GeneLab. She is involved in multiple space bioscience and
exploration projects. Her expertise is in reproductive medicine and tissues
engineering. Het vision is enabling human reproduction in space by improving the
IVF techniques on earth. She is also involved in multiomics, which is helping in
studying the effect of radiation, cosmic rays and genetic changes on human
astronauts in space.
Faiqa Anbreen is a Modelling and Simulation Engineer at Safran solving complex
engineering problems and analysing thermo-fluid behaviour of aircraft systems and
components. She has done her schooling from DPS Srinagar. She has been
intrigued by space travel early on in her life. She is a PhD Candidate in Engineering
and Computational Mathematics at California State University with research focused
on solving fundamental problems of physics in fluids which has applications in
aerospace industry.
Malik Aasooda is an analog astronaut and a researcher in Physics in the Wroclaw
University of Science and Technology, Poland. She was a student of Minto Circle
School, Srinagar and calls her early educational years extremely transformative. She

pursued her Bachelors in Mechanical engineering from SSM college of science and
technology and Masters in computer Aided mechanical and Power engineering from
Politechnika Wroclawska. She was raised with an innate fascination for Science,
Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) and embarked on a journey of
intellectual discovery from an early age. She thirsts for exploration that extends
beyond the confines of traditional academia. She is a space enthusiast with an
interest to bridge the gap between Physics and Philosophy
These fields are  now booming, and we need more Kashmiris to become part of this
profession; to innovate and discover leading to new knowledge and technologies and
become Global Leaders in Aerospace and Space Sciences.