Astronaut Reveals Extreme Measures She Had To Take Before Controversial 2,300mph Blue Origin Fligh...

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Emily Callandrelli, the astronaut who becomes the 100th woman to go to space, revealed the extreme measures she had to take before making the historic flight.

The aerospace engineer was one of six people on-board Blue Origin 's ninth human test flight last November, launching 62 miles away from Earth at a hair-raising 2,300mph in a New Shepard spacecraft.

But, when the Jeff Bezos -owned company shared footage of Calandrelli during the mission, her milestone was marred by sexists online who instead made demeaning comments about women in space.

Blue Origin was forced to delete the post , but Calandrelli has since uploaded the footage to YouTube , as part of a 16-minute long vlog detailing her incredible feat.

Titled 'My Blue Origin Flight to Space,' Calandrelli shares details from the run-up to the big day, to the height of the flight and the moment she lands back on Earth.

In the vlog, she shared details of the measures she and the other astronauts had to take to prepare for their once-in-a-lifetime journey.

On the first day of training before the launch, from Launch Site One in West Texas, they visited a mock-up of the New Shepard capsule for a very important reason.

Not only did it give the astronauts a 'feel' for being in the spacecraft, Calandrelli says in the video, but it also meant they could get their seats custom-fitted.