Jon Goodwin, who competed in canoeing in the 1972 Olympics, was among the first to buy a Virgin Galactic ticket in 2005 and feared, after later being diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, that he’d be out of luck.
Since then he’s climbed Mount Kilimanjaro and cycled back down, and said he hopes his spaceflight shows others with Parkinson’s and other illnesses that ”it doesn’t stop you doing things.” Right on, Goodwin. He was joined on the flight by sweepstakes winner Keisha Schahaff, 46, a health coach from Antigua, and her daughter, Anastatia Mayers, 18, a student at Scotland’s University of Aberdeen. This then also marks the first time women outnumbered men on a spaceflight, four to two.It was Virgin Galactic’s seventh trip to space since 2018, but the first with a ticket-holder.
No matter how many times we see folks hopping to the edge of space these days, we still have to marvel at what humans can achieve if we put our minds to it.
Holiday Holiday Latest News, Holiday Holiday Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Source: eNCA - 🏆 49. / 51 Read more »
Source: eNCA - 🏆 49. / 51 Read more »