Hayley Arceneaux
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Hayley Arceneaux (born December 4, 1991) is a St. Jude Children's Research Hospital physician assistant and commercial astronaut. She joined billionaire Jared Isaacman on SpaceX's first private spaceflight Inspiration4, which launched on September 16, 2021, 00:02:56 UTC, and successfully water-landed local-time on Saturday, September 18.[4] Arceneaux became the first human in space with a prosthetic leg bone after surviving bone cancer.[5] At age 29, Arceneaux was the youngest American to travel to space, surpassed a few months later by 23 year old Cameron Bess aboard Blue Origin NS-19.[6] Arceneaux remains the youngest American to have orbited the Earth.
Hayley Arceneaux | |
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Born | (1991-12-04) December 4, 1991 (age 32)[1] |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Southeastern Louisiana University |
Occupation | Physician assistant |
Known for | Private astronaut aboard Inspiration4 |
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Relatives | Hayden Arceneaux (brother)[3] |
Space career | |
Crew Dragon Astronaut Commercial Astronaut | |
Time in space | 2d 23h 3m |
Missions | Inspiration4 |