A West Virginia native is set to become the first woman from her home state to travel into space as a citizen astronaut ambassador aboard a Blue Origin flight.
Engineer, TV host, author and mom Emily Calandrelli will make history when she becomes the first West Virginia woman to travel to outer space. She'll make the out-of-this-world journey as a citizen astronaut ambassador with Blue Origin, the Jeff Bezos-founded private spaceflight company, it was announced on Tuesday. 'I'm incredibly grateful for the opportunity to fly with Blue Origin,' Calandrelli said in a statement.
The mother of two and former NASA intern is a familiar face on TV. She's appeared in several episodes of Netflix's 'Bill Nye Saves the World.' CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP She has also served as co-executive producer and host of the Netflix science show 'Emily's Wonder Lab.' Calandrelli was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award in 2017 for her work on Fox's 'Xploration Station' educational programming.
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