{"id":1008,"date":"2026-06-11T23:17:41","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T23:17:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kidsneedspace.com\/?p=1008"},"modified":"2026-06-11T23:25:44","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T23:25:44","slug":"patricia-ortiz-ingeniera-salvadorena-de-la-nasa-que-inspira-a-jovenes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kidsneedspace.com\/en\/patricia-ortiz-ingeniera-salvadorena-de-la-nasa-que-inspira-a-jovenes\/","title":{"rendered":"Patricia Ortiz, the Salvadoran NASA engineer who inspires youth"},"content":{"rendered":"

Patricia Ortiz, a Salvadoran aerospace engineer from NASA, visited schools in La Paz to motivate young people to study science and technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Salvadoran aerospace engineer Patricia Ortiz,<\/strong>who works at NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center, visited school centers in the country as part of an initiative to promote scientific research and national talent,<\/strong> according to the Press Secretary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ortiz serves as a project manager at NASA and participated in educational activities in the department of La Paz, where she held gatherings with student communities to motivate young people to consider careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Direct message to Salvadoran students<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Patricia Ortiz highlighted the importance of perseverance and academic training. \u201cIt is an honor to be able to represent, inspire, and motivate Salvadoran girls and also students, not only here in El Salvador... but also in Latin America.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Likewise, she added that despite the challenges, \u201cdifficulties or lack of resources,\u201d it is important to stand firm on the goal and not stop until achieving it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The trajectory of NASA aerospace engineer Patricia Ortiz includes her participation in leadership roles within the Artemis program.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Ortiz's visit also included the promotion of her initiative Kids Need Space, an organization focused on fostering STEM education among students in Latin America, the United States, and Europe. According to the Ministry of Education, this project seeks to develop scientific skills through hands-on experiences and motivate young people to envision themselves in technological careers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tour of educational centers in La Paz<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

According to the Ministry of Education, the engineer visited the Complejo Educativo Cat\u00f3lico Nuestra Se\u00f1ora de La Paz, where she learned about projects developed by students in technological fields. Among these, the following stood out:<\/p>\n\n\n\n