Hayley Arceneaux
Hayley Arceneaux | |
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Born | December 9, 1991[2] |
Alma mater | Southeastern Louisiana University |
Occupation | Physician Assistant |
Parents |
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Relatives | Hayden Arceneaux (brother)[3] |
Space career | |
Spaceflight participant | |
Missions | Inspiration4 (planned) |
Mission insignia | File:Inspiration4 Patch Art.png |
Hayley Arceneaux is a St. Jude Children's Research Hospital employee, bone cancer survivor and private astronaut who is now a physician assistant; she will join billionaire Jared Isaacman on SpaceX's first private spaceflight Inspiration4 slated to launch no earlier than the fourth quarter of 2021.[4] At age 29 (as of February 2021), Arceneaux could become the youngest American in space.[5]
Early life
She was raised in St. Francisville, Louisiana. When Hayley was 10 years old,[6] one of her knees began to ache. Her doctor thought it was just a sprain, but a few months later, tests revealed Hayley suffered from osteosarcoma, a type of bone cancer. Her family turned to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital for her treatment and care, which included around a dozen rounds of chemotherapy, a limb-preservation surgery with knee replacement and placement of a titanium rod in her left thigh bone along with associated physical therapy.[2] She is now finished with treatment and thriving. The experience inspired her to want to work with other cancer patients at St. Jude when she grew up – the very place that saved her life – as a PA with leukemia and lymphoma patients.[6]
Education
She obtained an undergraduate degree in Spanish in 2014, and obtained her Physician Assistant (PA) degree in 2016.[6]
Family
Her brother Hayden and her sister-in-law Liz Suttles are aerospace engineers.[3]
Personal endeavors
Inspiration4 spaceflight
She will serve as the crew's Chief Medical Officer. She believes she will be the first Cajun in space.[1] She will also be the first person to launch with a prosthesis.[2]
Awards
- 2003 Louisiana Young Heroes.[7]
References
- ^ a b Hayley Arceneaux, Baton Rouge native, to be first cancer survivor in space on SpaceX flight
- ^ a b c "ARCENEAUX Hayley USA". Biographies of Space Tourists. SpaceFacts.de. 17 March 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- ^ a b Charlier, Tom. "Hayley Arceneaux: Mission of a Lifetime". St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ^ Max Garland (22 February 2021). "Meet Hayley Arceneaux, the St. Jude employee and cancer survivor going to space". Memphis Commercial Appeal. The Commercial Appeal. 6736328002.
- ^ Marcia Dunn (22 February 2021). "Bone cancer survivor to join billionaire on SpaceX flight". Associated Press. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ^ a b c "Inpiration4.com". www77.inpiration4.com. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
- ^ "Louisiana Young Heroes - Hayley Arceneaux".
External links
- SpaceFacts.de: Hayley Arceneaux : Tourist Biography