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
  1. 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.
  2. "Kyrgyz Satellite team visit University of Bath". University of Bath. University of Bath Communication. 20 September 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  3. Marchaud, Clara (10 September 2019). "Meet the pioneers running the Kyrgyzstan' all-women space agency". Calvert Journal. Calvert 22 Foundation. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  4. 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.
  5. "BBC 100 Women 2018: Who is on the list?". BBC News. BBC. 19 November 2018. Number 8. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  6. 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.
  7. "Important announcement from KSP". Patreon Posts. Kyrgyz Space Program. 21 July 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  8. McNeish, Hannah (13 May 2019). "Women in Kyrgyzstan are fighting sexism by joining the space race". Wired. Condé Nast Britain. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
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