Here's what to know about these three civilians heading to space.
A mother and daughter and an 80-year-old former Olympian with Parkinson's disease are set to make history when they blast off into space this week.
NBC News'"Stay Tuned" host Gadi Schwartz got a glimpse on TODAY at their preparations for the historic launch from Virgin Galactic's Spaceport deep in the New Mexican desert.Antigua native Keisha Schahaff spent three days training to make history on a Virgin Galactic space flight where she will be accompanied by her 18-year-old daughter.Keisha Schahaff, 46, and her daughter, Anastatia Mayers, 18, will become the first mother-daughter duo to ever travel to space together.
Schahaff, who's a mom of two daughters, and Mayers landed their spots through a lottery benefiting the nonprofit. Branson came to their home to give them the good news in person, resulting in hugs and shouts of joy. “I’m hoping to give myself that confidence to try new things and to be a little bit uncomfortable sometimes,” Anastatia said.The third member of the crew on the Unity ship is Jon Goodwin, 80, who competed in the slalom canoe event in the 1972 Olympics in Munich.
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