Barbie's Space Barbie Doll: Kellie Gerardi, Research Astronaut

0:00On March 7th, here's the latest in entertainment and celebrity news. Barbie launched a special dream team doll collection for International Women's Day, honoring real women breaking barriers in science, sports, activism, and space exploration. One stand out is Kelly Girardi, a research astronaut in payload specialists shaping the future of commercial spaceflight. Girardi flew on a Virgin Galactic sub-borbital mission in 2023, running experiments in microgravity that could aid upcoming space tech. She's gearing up for her next flight in 2026 and has long pushed for more women in aerospace. Fans and followers have long nicknamed her space Barbie, which makes her doll debut feel extra special. As a mom to an eight-year-old daughter, and soon another little one, she sees it as a way to spark imagination and girls, just like she did growing up, with the toys. She shared the news on Instagram, holding her mini-me doll complete with the space jacket, star necklace, and mission patch.

1:01Girardi stressed embracing her full self from lab work to flights without holding back her style. This collection fits Barbie's ongoing effort to spotlight diverse role models from athletes to explorers showing kids that curiosity can lead anywhere from courts to the stars. We'd like to thank our sponsor for making this episode possible. Relaxed deeper, reset faster, comfort you can hear, SOLI.