Scots sisters hope to become first twins in space after winning places at Harvard
dailyrecord.co.ukSisters Lauren and Stephanie are reaching for the stars – and hoping to be the first twins in orbit. The pair have won a chance to study space in the United States.
The 17-year-olds will take planetary science at the prestigious Harvard University summer school. But the siblings, who were in foster care until they were six, are both dreaming of becoming astronauts.
Stephanie – whose hero is British astronaut Tim Peake – said: “It would be amazing to be an astronaut although so few people get the chance it is probably unrealistic.“We both want careers in space though, we are obsessed.” The twins, from Lanarkshire, want to work for the European Space Agency or NASA and are on their way having been accepted to study physics at university.
The pair have been raised by their gran since they left foster care.Stephanie added: “We were lucky because some siblings in care are separated and I can’t imagine growing up apart from my sisters, without the security of knowing they were there.
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