11 Facts About Hayley Arceneaux

Hayley Arceneaux was born on December 4,1991 and is an American physician assistant and commercial astronaut.

Hayley Arceneaux joined billionaire Jared Isaacman on SpaceX's first private spaceflight Inspiration4, which launched on September 16,2021,00:02:56 UTC, and successfully water-landed local-time on Saturday, September 18.

At age 29, Hayley Arceneaux was the youngest American to travel to space, surpassed a few months later by 23-year-old Cameron Bess aboard Blue Origin NS-19.

Hayley Arceneaux's doctor thought it was just a sprain, but a few months later, tests revealed she had osteosarcoma, a type of bone cancer.

Hayley Arceneaux's family turned to St Jude Children's Research Hospital for her treatment and care, which included around a dozen rounds of chemotherapy, a limb-preservation surgery with knee replacement and placement of a titanium rod in her left thigh bone along with associated physical therapy.

Hayley Arceneaux graduated from St Joseph's Academy in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and obtained an undergraduate degree in Spanish in 2014.

Hayley Arceneaux obtained her Physician Assistant degree in 2016 from LSU Health in Shreveport, Louisiana.

Hayley Arceneaux was described as the chief medical officer onboard Inspiration4, a private spaceflight funded by billionaire Jared Isaacman.

Hayley Arceneaux is the first person to launch with a prosthesis.

Hayley Arceneaux is featured on the cover of a Time magazine double issue with the crew of Inspiration4 in August 2021.

Hayley Arceneaux is a member of the Association of Space Explorers.