Blood Condition Only Fuels Eagle’s Dreams of Outer Space
Aerospace Engineering freshman Maya Benson actively overcomes struggles with a rare blood disease to pursue her dream of playing a key role in space missions. Official portraits of Boeing Scholars were captured under approved Covid-19 safety protocols requiring physical distance at all times and a mask for the photographer. (Photo: Embry-Riddle/Connor McShane)
Mike Cavaliere
Mike Cavaliere
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Mike Cavaliere
Apr 12, 2021, 8:49 AM
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University freshman Maya Benson has always wanted to be an astronaut. Being diagnosed of sickle cell beta thalassemia shortly after birth, however, meant that she would have to find new ways to play a key role in space missions.
Now an Aerospace Engineering major, she strives to help others travel outside of Earth’s orbit and into outer space.
Read the full story on the Boeing Scholars page.
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