Frida Caballero: From Botkyrka to the Stars

From inspiring thousands on the Women in Tech stage to being featured in Dagens Nyheter, Frida Caballero is proving that space belongs to everyone.

Published:

May 1, 2025

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Her story begins in Botkyrka, where dreaming of space wasn’t common. Add to that a cancer diagnosis at 18 and constant reminders that “tech isn’t for girls,” and Frida could easily have stepped away from her ambitions. But she didn’t.

Now 29, she’s an analog astronaut, aerospace engineering student, speaker, and future founder of the Swedish Analog Astronaut Training Center (SAATC)—a space research and training hub designed to open up opportunities for students and researchers who don’t fit the traditional mold.

Frida’s mission? To diversify space and tech, and to ensure young women don’t walk into the same empty classrooms she once did.

“There’s such a need for more women in tech and space,” she says. “Half the users of technology are women—why wouldn’t we be half of the creators?