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3 unusual facts about Lori Garver


Lori Garver

While providing support to a client who was paying for a trip to space, she attempted to secure her own sponsored space flight, as "the first Soccer Mom" aboard the Russian Soyuz vehicle to the International Space Station.

She worked to secure sponsorship funding as she began the initial medical certification and training in Star City, Russia.

Women in space

In the early 2000s, Lori Garver initiated a project to increase the visibility and viability of commercial spaceflight with the "AstroMom" project.



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