The first civilian crew to orbit the Earth went to space and returned last month. The Inspiration4 crew included Hayley Arceneaux, Jared Isaacman, Chris Sembroski and Dr. Sian Proctor. They were launched on Sept. 15, 2021. They returned on Sept. 18.

Arceneaux is a cancer survivor. She began having symptoms at the age of 10. Her knee began to ache. Her doctor said it was just sprain but when this went on for days something else was discovered. Arceneaux had osteosarcoma or bone cancer. She was a St. Jude patient as a kid. After what happen to her, she helped out at St. Jude.

The Inspiration4 crew went to space to support St. Jude. They had a Zoom meeting with cancer patients from St. Jude. The patients witnessed the astronauts float around, eat M&Ms, and see the Earth from space. They got to ask questions about what they do in space.

I think it was really cool. If you want to watch it, search for Inspration4 talk to Saint Jude patients.

PHOTO CREDIT: StJude.org