Some exciting news for the Mountain State as the first woman from West Virginia expected to head to the stars. Emily Calandrelli is a Morgantown native known as ‘The Space Gal’ for her TV show, books and is a huge advocate for girls and women in STEM. She recently learned she’s going to space”It’s not something you expect to happen,” Calandrelli said. Now with this new era of space exploration with private commercial space companies, and these suborbital launch vehicles they’re making space more accessible to more people.” Calandrelli said she and her crew will be riding the New Shepard for Blue Origin.