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Vanessa O’Brien

Vanessa O’Brien

Vanessa O’Brien is an astronaut from United States of America, United Kingdom affiliated with the private agency Blue Origin, embarked on 1 space flights and engaging in 0 spacewalk(s) during his/her career as an astronaut.

Vanessa Audi Rhys O'Brien is a British and American mountaineer, explorer, aquanaut, author and former business executive. On June 12, 2020, O'Brien became the first woman to reach Earth's highest and lowest points, receiving a Guinness World Record. She became the first American woman to climb K2 and the first British woman to climb K2 (as a result of her dual nationality) on 28 July 2017, successfully leading a team of 12 members to the summit and back on her third attempt. She is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society (RGS) and a Member of The Scientific Exploration Society (SES).

  • Date of Birth: 12/02/1964
  • Status: Occasional Spaceflight
  • First Flight: 08/04/2022
  • Last Flight: 08/04/2022
  • In Space: No

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