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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.

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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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