Antiguan Women make History with Trip to Space

History was created today as two Antiguans became the first mother-daughter duo from the Caribbean to head into outer space.

Keisha Schahaff, 46, a health coach, and her daughter, Anastatia Mayers, 18, a student at Scotland's University of Aberdeen took off from the Spaceport America in the New Mexico desert earlier today on Virgin Galactic’sVSS Unity.

They experienced weightlessness for a few minutes as they flew about 55 miles (88 kilometres) high above their earth’s surface.

Schahaff and Mayers were able to make their historic journey after winning a competition in November 2021. Read More

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