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Meet the mom heading to space on Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic spaceship
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Kellie Gerardi, a 32-year-old bioastronautics researcher and social media influencer is gearing up for the flight of her life – to space with Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic.
"I’m absolutely overwhelmed with excitement," Gerardi told FOX News in an email interview. "Calling this my 'life’s dream’ doesn’t seem to do it justice. I could have never dreamed of this moment." The out-of-this-world opportunity will be on board an upcoming space flight on the VSS Unity out of New Mexico. The spaceship’s official launch kicked off Sunday with Virgin Galactic founder Branson blasting off 53 miles above Earth. Branson’s company is planning to test out more flights ahead of its commercial launch slated for 2022 with the goal to help make flying to space more accessible. (Virgin Galactic's current ticket price for going to space is $250,000 per person). Just a sincere thank you for being here. The adventure is only beginning! ❤️More Related News