Kellie Gerardi, a 32-year-old bioastronautics researcher and social media influencer is gearing up for the flight of her life – to space with Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic. The out-of-this-world opportunity will be on board an upcoming space flight on the VSS Unity out of New Mexico. The spaceship’s official launch kicked off Sunday with Virgin Galactic founder Branson blasting off 53 miles above Earth. "Because this is a dedicated research mission, my flight will involve additional training and operational protocols that differ from a tourist flight. I am beyond excited for astronaut training," Gerardi said.

Source: Fox News July 16, 2021 14:26 UTC