Kellie Gerardi is a commercial spaceflight industry professional and popular science communicator. She is a Scientist-Astronaut candidate with Project PoSSUM, the first crewed suborbital research program to study the upper atmosphere and the role it plays in understanding our global climate. She was previously one of 100 candidates selected to colonize Mars via Dutch non-profit Mars One.
Born: | February 16, 1989, Jupiter, Florida |
Residence: | Washington, D.C. |
Occupation: | Space Industry Professional |
Children: | Delta V. Baumruk |
Instagram: | Kellie Gerardi's Instagram profile |
IMDb: | Kellie Gerardi's IMDb |
About Kellie Gerardi
Spaceflight industry professional and communicator of popular science who was selected to colonize Mars via Dutch non-profit Mars One. She has more than 30,000 followers on her kelliegerardi Instagram account.
Before Fame
She became the youngest member to co-chair The Explorers Club Annual Dinner in 2013.
Achievement
She took part in the international research team for the 149th crew rotation at the Mars Desert Research Station in 2015.
Family Life
She married Steven Baumruk in 2015.
Associations
She and Elon Musk both intend to have people on Mars in their lifetime.