Mother and daughter travel to space together.

SGGPO 06/08/2023 11:54

On August 10th, Keisha Schahaff, 46, and her daughter Anastasia Mayers, 18, will become the first female astronauts from Antigua & Barbuda, and the first mother-daughter pair in the Caribbean to travel into space.

Mother and daughter travel to space together (image 1)

Keisha Schahaff and her daughter Anastasia Mayers. Photo: WIC News

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