By @MaeganSpaghetti
Jun 28, 2021
A woman in our own backyard is doing something out of this world ! Kellie Gerardi from Florida, Jupiter, will be traveling on the VSS Unity from New Mexico and she will be the first female payload specialist to go to space with Virgin Galactic.
Kellie applied her background in communications, operations, and business development in the space industry to secure the spot and will help the flight team conduct various experiments ahead of the company s commercial flights coming into play.
From her early years, Gerardi knew she wanted to do something in the space industry, getting heavily involved with The Explorers Club, a prestigious members-only club, to which she now serves on the board of directors. Joining the club allowed her to network with many individuals in the field of exploration, including the original Apollo 11 flight crew, and one of her biggest mentors, the club s newest president, Richard Garriott de Cayeux. Richard Garriott de Ca
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