Bone Cancer Survivor to Join Billionaire on SpaceX Flight

Bone Cancer Survivor to Join Billionaire on SpaceX Flight
Hayley Arceneaux at the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tenn., on Feb. 22, 2021. Mike Brown/American Lebanese Syrian Associated Charities, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital via AP
The Associated Press
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—After beating bone cancer, Hayley Arceneaux figures rocketing into orbit on SpaceX’s first private flight should be a piece of cosmic cake.

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital announced Monday that the 29-year-old physician assistant—a former patient hired last spring—will launch later this year alongside a billionaire who’s using his purchased spaceflight as a charitable fundraiser.