Vanessa O’Brien is the first person to complete the “Explorers’ Extreme Trifecta” (female), reaching extremes on land, sea, and air, including Everest, Challenger Deep, and Blue Origin’s NS-22, in 3,729 days.

Vanessa O’Brien is the first person to complete the “Explorers’ Extreme Trifecta” (female), reaching extremes on land, sea, and air, including Everest, Challenger Deep, and Blue Origin’s NS-22, in 3,729 days.

On August 4, 2022, Vanessa O’Brien passed the Kármán Line into sub-orbital space to reach an apogee of 351,232 feet (107km).

On August 4, 2022, Vanessa O’Brien passed the Kármán Line into sub-orbital space to reach an apogee of 351,232 feet (107km).

Vanessa O’Brien wears a portable MRI by iMedisync to measure her brain activity after her spaceflight.

Vanessa O’Brien presents a series of UN Women Flags to Executive Director, UN Women, Sima Sami Bahous.