After hitting bone cancer, Hayley Arceneaux believes there should be no problem in rocketing into orbit on SpaceX ‘s first private flight.
St Jude Children ‘s Research Hospital has announced that the 29 – year – old medical assistant will enter space later this year.
Arceneaux – who was a patient at St. Jude – to become the youngest American in space, defeating Sally Ride who had a NASA record of more than two years.
She travels with businessman Jared Isaacman, who uses the space light he bought to raise money for him. charity. They will be accompanied by two other as yet unselected space labels.
Arceneaux is the first to be launched with a prosthesis – the artificial a device that replaces a lost or injured body part.
When she was 10, Arceneaux had a job at St. Jude replaced his knee and a piece of metal was placed in his left leg. She still limpets and sometimes has leg pain. Limp is a term that means to walk slowly due to injury.
Arceneaux was abducted for a flight by SpaceX and becomes a medical officer for the crew.
“My battle with cancer prepared me a lot for space travel,” she told the Associated Press recently. “It made me sad, and then also I think it taught me to anticipate the unexpected and to go on the journey.”
Arceneaux wants to show its young patients and cancer survivors that “the sky is not even lower. ”
“This is going to mean so much to those children to see a survivor from space,” she said.
Isaacman announced his space trip on Feb. 1, promising to raise $ 200 million for St. Jude. He will give himself half the amount. As the flight’s self-employed commander, he offered one of four seats aboard the Dragon SpaceX spacecraft to St. Louis. Jude.
The hospital chose Arceneaux among the many staff who were once patients. The idea was that one of them could represent the new generation, noted Rick Shadyac, president of the St. Jude funding group.
Arceneaux was at home in Memphis, Tennessee, when she received a surprise call in January. She was asked if she would represent St. Jude in space.
A lifelong fan of space lovers events, Arceneaux has traveled extensively and is popular roller coasters.
Isaacman, who flies fighter jets for sport, considers it quite appropriate.
“It’s not about getting people excited about being astronauts at one time, and that’s for sure. cool, ”Isaacman, 38, said last week. “It should also be about it inspiring a message of what we can deàrn here on Earth. ”
Isaacman has two more to choose from, and plans to announce them in March.
One of them will be the winner of a competition that donates to St. Jude. To date, more than $ 9 million has been raised for the hospital, Shadyac said. The other chair will go to a business owner who uses a Isaacman credit card processing company.
The launch is planned for this fall at NASA’s Canadian Space Center, with the spacecraft orbiting the Earth for two to four days.
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Words in this story
charity – n. an official body that gives money, food or help to people in need
artificial – adj. it is not natural, but man – made
adventure – n. interesting and sometimes dangerous experience
roller coaster – n. a ride at a sports park that looks like a small open train with paths high in the ground and with sharp bends and steep hills
cool – adj. very fashionable, elegant, or attractive in a way that is generally agreed
inspiring – adj. making people want to do or create something or have a better life
deàrn – v. to succeed in doing (something)