Blue Origin’s New Shepherd vehicle launched into space Friday morning with Morgantown native Emily Calandrelli on board.
Calandrelli was the biggest name on board, known for her science programs “Emily’s Wonder Lab” on Netflix and “Emily’s Science Lab” on YouTube. West Virginians also know her as an ambassador for the state. She’s from Morgantown and graduated from West Virginia University before furthering her education at MIT.
She is the 100th woman to travel to space and among the first from West Virginia.
This is the disgusting part though:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_space_travelers_by_nationality
And she’s only on this particular flight because it’s a private flight and she’s famous.
NGL, I saw my state’s name in the headline and instinctively prepared myself for the worst.
I also hadn’t heard of her before, but she sounds really cool.
She admitted to taking money from an oil lobby to promote propane powered school busses. At the end of the day she’s just another influencer who will say anything if the price is right.
https://skepchick.org/2023/01/big-oil-bought-my-favorite-science-influencer/
She came and visited my son’s school last year. He was totally enthralled. She seems a really cool person.
