From a Mother’s Determination to NASA: An Inspiring Story of Carla and Lena

She couldn’t drive, didn’t have a diploma, yet she had something far greater — determination.

Every two hours, Carla woke up to feed her baby. She read bedtime stories with patience, taped multiplication tables on the fridge, and saved coins to buy small science kits.

Whenever little Lena asked about her father, Carla smiled and said:
“You don’t need a rocket to go far, just a strong launchpad.”

And so it was:

• At 10, Lena won the school science fair.
• At 16, she earned an internship at an observatory.
• At 21, she graduated top of her class in aerospace engineering.

On her very first day at NASA, Lena walked in holding her mother’s hand.

When the director welcomed her, Carla whispered through tears:
“I always knew she would reach the stars.”

Now, whenever Lena sends photos from space, she never forgets one image — her mom, young and radiant, holding her in a second-hand sweater.

The world once told Carla she couldn’t.
But her daughter, flying high above, says it best:
“My mother is the reason I’m here.”

 Believe in the impossible. Let Lena and Carla’s story remind you to chase your dreams — no matter the obstacles. Start today!