Stories of progress, inspiration, and information in overcoming osteosarcoma.

From Survivor to Astronaut: Hayley’s Journey

Surviving osteosarcoma at age 10 inspired Hayley Arceneaux’s career caring for children with cancer and opened the door to a history-making mission to space.

In September 2021, Hayley Arceneaux became not only the first pediatric cancer survivor but also the first person with a prosthetic body part (an internal prosthesis) to complete a mission to space. She completed the three-day, low-Earth orbit voyage as part of Inspiration4, the first all-civilian orbital mission.

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“I didn’t know the word ‘osteosarcoma.’ But I knew the word ‘cancer,’ and everyone I had known with cancer had died.” —Hayley Arceneaux

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