First female space tourist inspires fans on Earth

Anousheh Ansari, world's first female space tourist, is nearing an end to her stay on the International Space Station.

Ansari hoped to inspire children - especially girls - to follow in her footsteps and become engineers. Her agenda while in space seems set on accomplishing that.

The first Iranian-born astronaut spoke with high school students in Washington, D.C. via radio as the ISS passed by the national capital Sept. 20.

As the ISS became visible from an observatory in Tehran, Iran's capital, dozens of Iranian women burst into applause early Tuesday morning.