'Galactic 02' will be the company's first private astronaut mission.
Galactic 02 will break new ground, becoming the first mission to loft a former Olympian and people from the Caribbean, according to"The dynamic and multinational crew highlights the role the commercial space industry can play in removing barriers that once existed to becoming an astronaut," the company wrote in anThe former Olympian is 80-year-old British adventurer Jon Goodwin, who competed in canoeing in the 1972 Summer Games in Munich.
"When I was diagnosed with Parkinson's in 2014, I was determined not to let it stand in the way of living life to the fullest," Goodwin said in today's update."And now for me to go to space with Parkinson's is completely magical. I hope this inspires all others facing adversity and shows them that challenges don't have to inhibit or stop them from pursuing their dreams.
The mother and daughter are Keisha Schahaff and Anastatia Mayers, who hail from the Caribbean nation of Antigua and Barbuda. Theyorganized by Virgin Galactic and charity fundraising platform Omaze. "When I was two years old, just looking up to the skies, I thought, 'How can I get there?' But, being from the Caribbean, I didn't see how something like this would be possible," Schahaff said in today's update."The fact that I am here, the first to travel to space from Antigua, shows that space really is becoming more accessible."
Mayers, 18, will become the second-youngest person to reach space, according to Virgin Galactic. The youngest was Oliver Daemen, who was also 18 when he flew on
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