Just as Higginbotham has been a leading representation for young Black girls and women aspiring to work in the space industry, the college senior hopes to do the same.
“We are not just as capable as everyone else but we are even more than that because we know how to problem solve in a way that no one else does, and I think that… is truly the key to getting us to Mars, getting us anywhere in terms of new inventions, and the future in general,” Bostick said, according to the outlet.