Monday, December 4, 2023

Happy birthday, Inspiration4 astronaut Hayley Arceneaux!


Hayley Arceneaux, born December 4, 1991 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, went into space aboard SpaceX's Crew Dragon Resilience, as part of the Inspiration4 crew. Resilience was launched in September 2021 and she spent almost 3 days in space.  She is the youngest person to orbit the Earth.

She survived a bout with cancer when she was 10 years old, and the experience sparked her interest in working with cancer patients. She works as a Physician's assistant, working with patients suffering from leukemia and lymphoma.  She is the first astronaut to launch with a prosthesis.  

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