West Virginia native and host of Netflix’s “Emily’s Wonder Lab,” Emily Calandrelli will be the first woman from West Virginia to become an astronaut and she will also be the 100th woman ever to go into space.

Emily Calandrelli, an MIT-trained engineer and future Blue Origin astronaut, recently made history after she became the 100th woman to venture into space.

Emily Calandrelli, known as "The Space Gal," is an aerospace engineer, TV host, and advocate for women in STEM. She is paving the way for future explorers.

Gazing out the window of a rocket at Earth’s glistening blue perimeter, Emily Calandrelli’s mind was likely far from away from the trolls that inhabit the internet on this planet.