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She won cancer as a child, Hayley will now be an astronaut

That Elon Musk makes history is now beyond doubt. From Tesla to Space X, his exploits are spectacular and all aimed at the future. The choices of the people who carry out these feats with him are also revolutionary. Hayley Arceneaux, 29, mother of a girl, will be the first person cured of cancer and with a prosthetic limb to be part of a space mission.

Hayley is also the youngest American ever to go into Earth orbit. He will be part of the crew of the first civilian-only space mission, sul SpaceX Falcon 9. The launch is scheduled for the last quarter of 2021 from the Cape Canaveral Kennedy Space Center.

She will be the medical officer of the expedition and from a hospital announced that she had been chosen. Work atSt. Jude Children’s Oncology Hospital in Memphis, in Tennessee, where she was treated at age 10 for bone cancer. Space travel expects it as a walk from cancer. Her brother and sister-in-law are aerospace engineers and have already reassured her about the limited danger of flying into space.

On board the Falcon with her will be the billionaire Jared Isaacsman, who bought the entire flight and donated the other three seats and two other astronauts drawn from those who became available by February 28th. Arceneaux occupies the place that for the entrepreneur represents the pillar of hope, for others there are those of generosity and prosperity.

“I would like my business to help those with cancer to look to the future, when you are sick you never think about it, you stay still day by day, and instead there is a future,” said Arceneaux. “My battle with cancer prepared me for space travel. It strengthened my character and taught me not to be afraid of the unexpected ». The mission is joined by a noble purpose: to raise 200 million for the St. Jude hospital.

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