Anastatia Mayers is an 18-year-old philosophy and physics student at the University of Aberdeen in the United Kingdom. Driven by a passion for the sciences, Anastatia was drawn to the unique combination her degree offers.
It was on this basis that her mother, Keisha Schahaff, chose Anastatia to accompany her on a historic spaceflight. Both Antiguan-born and raised, Keisha and Ana have become the first astronauts from Antigua and Barbuda, and the first mother-daughter duo to fly to space.
In a twist of fate, Anastatia has also become the second astronaut to hail from the University of Aberdeen—and the youngest person to fly to space.
Anastatia’s mission is to break through limitations and stigmas that hold people back from their dreams, blending physics, philosophy, eccentric style, and artistic expression along her journey to becoming an astrobiologist. “I am determined to show that learning disabilities such as ADHD, dyslexia, and dyscalculia make things more challenging—but not impossible—to overcome.”
