A 19-year-old is paving the way for girls in STEM by setting the record for the youngest woman to fly solo around the world next month.
Belgian-British Zara Rutherford sets off on her 51,000 kilometers (32,000 miles) journey in her bespoke Shark ultralight plane, the world’s fastest microlight, on August 11.
Once complete, Rutherford will be the youngest person to fly a microlight around the world and the youngest woman to fly solo around the world. The current world record for the latter is held by Shaesta Waiz who completed the journey aged 30.
Rutherford hopes she will pave the way for girls and women in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) and inspire others to follow in her footsteps.
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