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Dr. Sian Leo Proctor is a visionary poet, artist, explorer, and geoscience professor. In 2021, Dr. Proctor made history as the first artist selected to go to space on the SpaceX Inspiration4 mission. She is the first woman commercial spaceship pilot and the only African-American woman to be a mission pilot. She is an international speaker and science communicator and has authored multiple books including the transformative science book EarthLight. She is currently traveling around the world as the U.S. Department of State Science Envoy for Space.