EMILY CALANDRELLI 
(she/her)

  • Executive Team Member: 2021-2023

Emily is a science communicator whose work spans across TV, books, social media and public speaking. She is the Co-Executive Producer and Host of Netflix's Emily's Wonder Lab, an Emmy-nominated Executive Producer and Emmy-nominated host of FOX's Xploration Outer Space, and a correspondent for Bill Nye on Netflix's Bill Nye Saves the World. Emily is the author of the science chapter book series the Ada Lace Adventures, which was launched to the ISS through the Story Time from Space program and named by the National Science Teachers Association as one of 2018's best STEM books. Emily’s latest work, Reach for the Stars, a space-themed picture book, comes out next spring. Emily received bachelor's degrees in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from West Virginia University and master's degrees in Aeronautics and Astronautics as well as Technology and Policy from MIT, and was a Truman Scholar and a Goldwater Scholar while at WVU. Emily has given three TEDx talks, is a professional public speaker and works to share her love of science and space exploration to her 1M+ followers across TikTok, Instagram, Twitter and Facebook on her @TheSpaceGal accounts.