Hibah Rahmani: Pakistan-born NASA engineer
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Against all odds: Pakistan-born woman a leading engineer at NASA:
Hibah Rahmani fell in love with the stars on cold nights as a refugee, laying on desert sand and staring at the sky as she attempted to sleep.
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