Aisha Bowe

Aisha Bowe (born November 4, 1985) is a Bahamian American aerospace engineer, entrepreneur, and STEM advocate. She is the founder and chief executive officer of STEMBoard, a technology and professional services company, and the founder of LINGO, an education technology company. STEMBoard was named to Inc. magazine's Inc. 5000 list of the fastest-growing private companies in the United States in 2020 and 2023.

In April 2025, Bowe flew aboard the Blue Origin NS-31 suborbital mission, where she served as a science payload operator for plant biology experiments conducted in partnership with NASA-affiliated research institutions.[1][2][3]

Early life and education

Bowe grew up in the United States in a working-class family. Her high school guidance counselor advised her to pursue cosmetology, after which she enrolled at Washtenaw Community College. While there, her father encouraged her to take a mathematics course, which helped her build the academic foundation needed to transfer into engineering programs at the University of Michigan.[4]

Career

Bowe worked at the Ames Research Center in the Flight Trajectory Dynamics and Controls Branch of the Aviation Systems Division.[9] She later joined the AST Flight and Fluid Mechanics group in 2009, contributing to the development of algorithms supporting air traffic management.[10] In 2012, she received the National Society of Black Engineers award for Outstanding Technical Contribution for her paper "Evaluation of a Fuel Efficient Aircraft Maneuver for Conflict Resolution".[11]

While at NASA, Bowe served as liaison to the Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement (MESA) Program,[12] mentoring students, leading workshops, and conducting NASA site tours.[13]

STEMBoard

Bowe is founder and CEO of STEMBoard. The company provides professional advisory services to organizations in the U.S Government[14]

STEMBoard was named to Inc. Magazine's Inc. 5000 list of the fastest-growing private companies in the United States in 2020 and 2023.[15][16] The company was also the recipient of the Nunn-Perry Award 2022 presented by the United States Department of Defense.[17]

LINGO

In 2022, Bowe founded LINGO,[18] an education technology company that develops hands-on, project-based STEM learning kits and curriculum.[19][20][21][22] In 2024, the company raised $2.3 million.[23] LINGO was recognized by Inc. magazine in 2022 when Bowe was named to its Female Founders list,[24] and the company's coding kits have been featured in WIRED, which included LINGO in its guide to the best subscription boxes for kids.[25]

Public engagement and outreach

In February 2025, Bowe was invited by the Bahamas Ministry of Tourism to attend a SpaceX Falcon 9 booster landing in the Exumas, in recognition of her work supporting spaceflight coordination and STEM initiatives in The Bahamas.[27]

Bowe has also participated in international public diplomacy and STEM outreach initiatives. She is a speaker in the U.S. Department of State Speaker Program, delivering lectures on STEM education, entrepreneurship and space in numerous countries including South Africa, Mongolia, Kyrgyzstan, India, and Egypt .[28][29][30][31]

Blue Origin NS-31 Mission

Bowe traveled with Blue Origin in 2025 on the Blue Origin NS-31 mission. On the flight, she served as the science payload operator for a collaborative experiment with NASA's Translational Research Institute for Space Health (TRISH) and BioServe Space Technologies at the University of Colorado, Boulder, which flew sweet potato, tomato, chickpea, and Arabidopsis seedlings. The mission's goal was to genetically sequence the plants after exposure to microgravity and compare them to ground controls to better understand how crops adapt to space at the molecular level. The study examined how microgravity and radiation affect plant biology to advance future space farming and food security efforts.[32][33]

During the New Shepard mission, Bowe operated two scientific payloads: one supported by NASA's Translational Research Institute for Space Health (TRISH), and another developed in partnership with BioServe Space Technologies, Winston-Salem State University, and the Brazilian Space Agency.[32]

birth place	Ann Arbor, Michigan
birth date	November 4, 1985
alma mater	University of Michigan
organization	STEMBoard
known for	Aerospace engineering, entrepreneurship, and STEM education
website	http://www.aishabowe.com/

Early life and education

Career

STEMBoard

LINGO

Public engagement and outreach

Blue Origin NS-31 Mission

Awards

Publications

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