Abigail Harrison

Quick Facts

Full Name	Abigail Harrison
Occupation	Astronaut
Date Of Birth	Jun 11, 1997(1997-06-11)
Age	27
Birthplace	Minnesota
Country	United States
Birth City	Minnesota
Horoscope	Gemini

Abigail Harrison Biography

Abigail Harrison is one of the most popular and richest Astronaut who was born on June 11, 1997 in Minnesota, Minnesota, United States. Aspiring astronaut known for serving as Luca Parmatino’s Earth Liaison during his 2013 trip on the Soyuz-TMA-09M. After graduating high school, she was accepted to Wellesley College, the alma mater of former astronaut Pamela Melroy.

She met her mentor Luca Parmitano while waiting at an airport.

Abigail “Abby” Harrison (born June 11, 1997) popularly known as Astronaut Abby, is an American advocate for STEAM education, particularly in the area of the United States space program. She is a scientist, internet personality, public speaker, writer, science communicator, and a student at Wellesley College, Massachusetts. Harrison is best known as an aspiring astronaut with a goal to be the first person to set foot on Mars.

In 2011, at the age of 13, Harrison began to speak publicly about her dream of being the first astronaut to walk on Mars. Her work over the years as an international STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics) and space ambassador has led to a following of over 1,000,000 people on social media.

She grew up in Minnesota, home of astronauts like Robert D. Cabana.

Abigail Harrison Net Worth

Abigail Harrison is one of the richest Astronaut from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Abigail Harrison 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Her interest in the field started at a young age and she was part of the Minnesota Public School GEMS (Girls in Engineering, Math, and Science) in the fifth grade.

She made varsity in gymnastics, dive team, and track and field while in high school. She delivered a TEDx talk in 2013.

Harrison was born June 11, 1997, in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Harrison grew up with one older sister and her mother. For as long as Harrison can remember, she has dreamed of becoming the first person to set foot on Mars. Harrison attended Saint Paul and Minneapolis Public Schools for K-12 education. Growing up, Harrison valued education and her enthusiasm to learn led her to expand her education with science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) programs and learning opportunities before and after school as well as attending multiple STEM summer camps.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Abigail Harrison height 5 feet 5 inches Abigail weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Abigail Harrison Dating?

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In June 2017, Harrison began working as an intern in the Mars Lab of Dr. Andrew Schuerger of the University of Florida located in the Space Life Sciences Labs at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Her research focuses on the search for life on Mars, through characterizing the limits of growth by terrestrial microorganisms under Martian conditions. Dr. Schruerger and his team have successfully grown 31 bacteria (but no fungi or archaea) under Martian conditions. Harrison’s work will help contribute to several ongoing projects pertaining to the growth of S. liquefaciens under simulated Martian conditions.

Facts & Trivia

Abigail Ranked on the list of most popular Astronaut. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Abigail Harrison celebrates birthday on June 11 of every year.

Harrison graduated in 2019 from Wellesley College. She pursued astrobiology (self-made major) and Russian Area Studies degrees. She intends to pursue a graduate education and eventually receive her doctorate degree in astrobiology. She plans to become a PhD scientist and astronaut.