@TheSpaceGal

MIT engineer + Emmy-Nominated Host 🎥Netflix's Emily's Wonder Lab✍🏻#1 NYTimes Best Selling Author, Emily's Science Lab on YouTube, 100th woman to fly to space

Joined May 2009
My book is officially a NYTimes #1 Best Seller :) It has 50 science activities for kids ages 5-12. Perfect for families working to build science confidence in their little ones. Order it here: thespacegal.com/books
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Emily Calandrelli, the moderator for tonight’s event in Richmond, meeting MVP @KamalaHarris. 🎥: @TheSpaceGal
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I am looking forward to being back on the road and back in community with you next week. Join me in Richmond, Greensboro, Charlotte, Columbia, and Savannah: kamalaharris.link/tour
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Enjoy a family-friendly evening with @TheSpaceGal—award-winning space and science expert! 🧪 Get your tickets today at spacecenter.org. 📅 Thursday, January 15
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Last year, when I learned that the Board of Education in my hometown in West Virginia was preventing teachers from sharing wish lists, we started a campaign to change it. This year, they changed the policy. Your voice matters - especially in local policies!!
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I've donated $1000 to help clear many of the Monongalia County wish lists. If you'd like to help West Virginia teachers, I've collected 400 teacher wishlists here. Thank you for your help! docs.google.com/spreadsheets…
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🗣️ 📢 YUP, @TheSpaceGal is kicking off this year's @WomenInNuclear conference! Book your spot ASAP so you can hang out with us next month 👇🤩👇 nei.org/conferences/us-women…
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Laurie Leshin has led JPL through the fires, funding cuts, and has to deal with tightening DEI rules. She was the FIRST JPL Director to secure 8 weeks paid leave for parents. A fierce advocate for science and people. Her leadership will be deeply missed.
Hearing that Laurie Leshin is stepping down as JPL director, effective the end of the month. David Gallagher, an associate director at the lab, will take over.
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Pass the BABES Enhancement Act - something we've been trying to pass for 2 years. A Bill that has unanimous support from both sides of the aisle *when* it is given the opportunity to be voted on. Make TSA more efficient and less stressful for mothers.
Tell me how we can Make Traveling with Family Great Again! There’s no better place to start a family than the USA so I want to make it easier for you to travel with your kids. Here’s your chance to tell me, your Transportation Secretary, what I can do to make travel easier for your family. Send me your best ideas!
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Science is one of the United States’ greatest strengths. We are competitive, advanced, and widespread. We are dismantling and destroying that. We are losing one of the best things about this country.
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A 47% cut to NASA Science. This could mean entire closure of NASA facilities in various states. This seems to shift NASA's sole focus to human exploration. But I don't want American flags on the Moon/Mars if it means giving up the rest of the universe.
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Massive (68%) cut to NASA astrophysics proposed in WH budget. If this stands, it's the end of American pre-eminence in space science. arstechnica.com/space/2025/0…
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Thank you @SpaceFoundation for the incredible honor of the Douglas Morrow award. Proud to follow in the footsteps of @neiltyson @BillNye and @andyweirauthor.
Today at the Space Technology Hall of Fame® & Awards Luncheon, we honored the outstanding people, companies, and technologies that transform space innovations into solutions that improve life on Earth.
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Everything I dreamed it would be 🚀
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Grateful for the inspiring momentum @TheSpaceGal @WomenInAviation is creating for girls &women in #STEM - sharing the importance of creating a sense of BELONGING in STEM “I was becoming the role model that I needed as a kid” #WAI2025 opening pathways & opportunities matter.
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Last year, Aerospace leaders were invited to DC to discuss a looming challenge: Recruiting. We can’t get enough people to apply to Aerospace jobs Removing key support systems and recruiting programs (Brooke Owens/Grace Hopper) that problem will not only get worse - you’ll lose some of the talent you got.
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K-12 Teachers - don't forget to apply to this opportunity! Apply here: forms.gle/DBHcKmLPAvFELhMt8 Submit a video <90s telling who you are/why you should be chosen and what educational activity you would do in weightlessness! The teacher will be featured on Xploration Outer Space and fly weightless w/ me (and a few other amazing commecial astronauts) on a Zero-G flight!
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Thank you SXSW EDU for having me! What a dream it was to stand on your stage!
"I was becoming the role model that I needed as a kid. And boy, did that feel like magic." - Emily Calandrelli at SXSW EDU 2025 (@TheSpaceGal)
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Keeping my promise to bring my spaceflight and love of science back to my home state. Love my West Virginia family. 💪🏻 Thank you to @marshallu for bringing me home 🫶🏻
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I had the great honor to come to the West Virginia Capitol and be honored with a resolution for being the 100th woman in space. West Virginia, I love you, thank you. 💗 @kaylayoungforwv
So fun to meet and talk with the amazing @TheSpaceGal today in the @wvhouse ! Her smile is bigger than she is. She is so patient and kind, eagerly taking photos with everyone who asked, while making each person feel welcome during the brief time she was in the chamber.
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This is the FIRST all female flight in history (if you don’t count Valentina’s solo flight 😉) So happy for these women who get to part of history. 💗🙌🏼 See you in Texas! I’ll be there cheering you on 💪🏻🚀
🚀 Meet the New Shepard NS-31 crew launching this spring: Aisha Bowe, Amanda Nguyen, Gayle King, Katy Perry, Kerianne Flynn, and Lauren Sánchez, who brought the mission together. Read more: bit.ly/3Xgwc5N
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