Dr. Shawna Pandya, a Canadian neuroscience expert, is set to become Canada's first female commercial astronaut, participating in the IIAS-02 mission with Virgin Galactic.

Dr. Shawna Pandya, a neuroscience, medicine, and space expert from the University of Alberta, is set to become Canada's first female commercial astronaut. She will participate in the IIAS-02 mission conducted in partnership with Virgin Galactic, studying the upper atmosphere and microgravity. Her research, including continuous glucose monitoring in space, aims to advance medical understanding on Earth.