At only 19 years old, Tatyana became one of the most influential speakers on the stage of TEDxVitosha. In her inspiring speech she shares her courageous dream to become the first Bulgarian woman astronaut. And she does not stop at nothing - finding crucial funding in just 24 hours, being the 2nd person to shake the president’s hand in her hometown, or fighting the international odds (like the % of female astronauts in NASA) and national deficits (Bulgaria is not even a full member of the European Space Agency). In 2018 Tatyana graduated from Space Camp Turkey and won the individual award “Outstanding Camper”, only a year after that she had been a trainee at the Advanced Space Academy in Huntsville, Alabama. She participated in Space Challenges Bootcamp, where her team created a ground station for tracking the satellite QMR-KWT and receiving data from it. Tatyana is only 19, with a dream to be the first Bulgarian woman-astronaut. In 2018 she graduated from Space Camp Turkey and won the individual award “Outstanding Camper”, only a year after that she had been a trainee at the Advanced Space Academy in Huntsville, Alabama. Tatyana was a co-trainer in Science Camp Bulgaria, she also participated in Space Challenges Bootcamp, where her team created a ground station for tracking the satellite QMR-KWT and receiving data from it. She participated twice in particle physics masterclasses at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN). Her goal is to literally “reach the stars”, so she plans to pursue her crazy dreams no matter how impossible they may seem. On top of all her studies in science, technology and mathematics Tatyana has the heart of an artist. She plays the drums and she has published her first book of poetry when she was only 14. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx