CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- A Chicago area native was among those on Sunday’s flight that took billionaire Richard Branson into space.
Chief Astronaut Instructor Beth Moses and five other crew members were joined by Branson on the Virgin Galactic trip 53 miles above the Earth.
Moses grew up in Northbrook and graduated from Glenbrook North High School in 1987. While at Glenbrook North, she was a member of the science club and began participating in the NASA Student Space Station Involvement Program.
After graduating from Glenbrook North, Moses received her Bachelor’s in Astronautical Engineering in 1992 and her Master’s in 1994. While in college, she interned at NASA Johnson Space Center Co-op Program working as a mockup engineer.
According to Glenbrook North, Moses first went into space on Virgin Galactic’s space plane in 2019 and brought her GBN class ring with her. She was later awarded her commercial astronaut wings by the Federal Aviation Administration, being recognized as the seventh commercial astronaut in history and the first female commercial astronaut. As of 2021, Moses is the Chief Astronaut Instructor at Virgin Galactic.
This year, Moses has been named a Distinguished Alumna of Glenbrook North.
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