BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — Saturday morning, a satellite built on our Space Coast is now in space after lifting off from California.
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The satellite will honor the life of Lauren Boss.
Boss is a 21-year-old Merritt Island woman who died of sudden cardiac arrest.
Her portrait, along with her favorite scripture, is now forever etched into the side of a Sidus Space Satellite.
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Sidus Space has named its satellite, LizzieSat2, “Lauren” for Lauren Boss.
The satellite was aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base around 7 a.m. on Saturday.
The Lauren Boss Legacy Foundation has since been created in honor of Lauren.
Its mission is to educate and raise awareness about sudden cardiac arrest.
According to the American Heart Association, 23,000 young people die every year from sudden cardiac arrest. It’s the leading cause of death on school campuses, according to the AHA.
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