Dr Shawna Pandya

Canadian female commercial astronaut, a Physician and Director of the International Institute for Astronautical Sciences Space Medicine Group.

Dr Pandya will fly to space with Virgin Galactic aboard their new class of Delta spacecraft as early as 2026 and continues to lecture at the University of Alberta in a class called Technology and the Future of Medicine.

Dr Pandya participated in the Astronaut panel session in the opening plenary session of the Indo-Pacific Space and Earth Conference (IPSEC) 2024 which took place in Perth, Western Australia during WA Space Week 26-28 November, alongside the Asia Pacific Regional Space Agency Forum.

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First named Canadian female commercial astronaut first trip to Perth for IPSEC 2024