Terminally ill California woman, 69, on ‘mission’ to reach space before time runs out

Source: New York Post

A Napa Valley woman with a terminal diagnosis wants to make a big trip to a far away place. Pam Harter, a 69-year-old woman battling a devastating and incurable genetic disorder, is on a mission to become the first hospice patient to blast off into space — thanks to a stroke of luck and a connection to billionaire-backed rocket company Blue Origin. Harter was diagnosed with pseudoxanthoma elasticum, an ultra-rare condition that causes arteries to harden and become dangerously brittle.