Gazing out the window of a rocket at Earth's glistening blue perimeter, Emily Calandrelli's mind was likely far from away from the trolls that inhabit the internet on this planet.
Lex HarveyHundreds of social media users shared messages of support for Calandrelli, calling her an inspiration for women and young girls.
In a video released by Jeff Bezos' aerospace company Blue Origin, a wonderstruck Calandrelli, who was one of six space tourists to join the launch, can be seen looking out the window and gushing, "Oh my God, this is space." But trolls seized on her reaction, making so many offensive comments that Blue Origin took down its original video from the launch and replaced it with an edited one, Calandrelli said. CNN has reached out to Blue Origin for comment.
Friday's mission was Blue Origin's ninth human spaceflight on the rocket used for space tourism. The mission was to fly above the Kármán line - the boundary separating Earth's atmosphere from outer space - for several minutes before returning to Earth.
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