Hayley Arceneaux, 29, a cancer survivor, will become the youngest American in space when she blasts off this evening with entrepreneur and mission commander Jared Isaacman, Dr. Sian 'Leo' Proctor and Chris Sembroski.
The historic mission will launch at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center today in Florida, where the Apollo and space shuttle missions embarked, with help from the reusable Falcon 9 rocket. The crew will travel weightless across a low Earth orbit at more than 17,000 mph for three days.
Arceneaux underwent chemotherapy for a year and had most of the femur bone affected by the cancer replaced with a prosthetic device. Arceneaux returned to St. Jude as a physician assistant in April. She often helps new patients and their families process“Working with the kids, it means so much because these kids are so brave,” she said. “They’re going through a big, life-changing thing. … I do share with them I was a former patient, especially with new kids. I love getting to share that with them.”, shortly before calling her mom to discuss the opportunity.
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