Unstoppable: Olga González-Sanabria

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Science, Technology

4.3 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 10 June 2024

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

In her last year of high school, Olga González-Sanabria went on a field trip to the University of Puerto Rico’s school of engineering – and immediately knew that was what she wanted to do. She followed her passion and after university was recruited by Nasa, where she carried out instrumental work, without which we would not have the International Space Station.

As the very first Latina woman working in engineering at Nasa, Olga’s career has not always been an easy ride, but is filled with remarkable achievements. Dr Ella and Dr Julia tell her story, and Olga herself gives us a first-hand account of her life so far.

Presenters: Dr Ella Hubber and Dr Julia Ravey Producers: Ella Hubber and Julia Ravey Assistant producer: Sophie Ormiston Production co-ordinator: Elisabeth Tuohy Editor: Holly Squire

(Photo: Olga González-Sanabria. Credit: Nasa Glenn Research Center)

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0:00.0	You're about to listen to a BBC podcast and maybe it's when I had a hand in.
0:04.0	I'm Tammy Walker and I produce podcasts for the BBC.
0:08.0	My role is to give new and diverse creators a voice with the opportunity to build a career.
0:12.0	That's the thing I love about podcasts.
0:14.4	You start with just a good idea.
0:16.2	But then you have the space to see where it goes.
0:18.4	And doing that at the BBC means we can really run with the best stories
0:21.8	while developing the most unique audio talent.
0:24.3	So if you like what you hear, why not check out the huge range of podcast we've got on BBC
0:29.1	Sounds.
0:31.6	It's mid-1970 Puerto Rico, and a high school student sits in a university lecture hall
0:38.0	listening to talks about jobs in science.
0:41.0	This wasn't a career path she'd ever considered, but her math teacher, seeing
0:45.4	her potential, encouraged her to go. And as one student began to speak, she's
0:50.9	instantly captured by an industry she's never heard of.
0:55.0	Engineering.
0:56.0	In that moment, she feels something she's never felt before.
1:00.0	I could hear that pop-up,
1:03.0	I actually could hear that pop-up this is it.
1:08.0	It was just an instant just like that.
1:11.0	I'm Julia Avi and I'm Ella Hubber. We're producers for the BBC
1:15.3	audio science unit but before that we were scientists and these are the stories we
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