--- description: Find out why Kellie Gerardi is one of the 100 most influential digital voices of 2025. title: Kellie Gerardi: TIME100 Creators 2025 image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt457fc206c1c7e046/6998c81f1f6709ce51f568c0/TIME100-Creators-2025-Kellie-Gerardi-083.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 --- Jul 09, 2025 # Kellie Gerardi @kelliegerardi by [Shannon Carlin](/author/shannon-carlin/) ## Shannon Carlin Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Carlin is a contributor for TIME.  Courtesy Kellie Gerardi As an astronaut and a prominent science communicator, Kellie Gerardi is redefining what it means to be a working mother. The 36-year-old—who, in 2023, became the 90th woman in history to reach space through her participation in a [Virgin Galactic mission](https://time.com/6079480/richard-branson-space-achievement/ "undefined")—often uses her [TikTok](https://www.tiktok.com/@kelliegerardi "undefined") and [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/kelliegerardi/?hl=en "undefined") accounts to share aspects of her [research](https://www.instagram.com/p/DIRPT-UO-m0/?hl=en&img%5Findex=1 "undefined"), aiming to advance science on earth and beyond. She also highlights how her young daughter, Delta V—named for the physics term meaning "change in velocity”—inspires her work, right down to her custom pink flight jacket. (With 4.1 million views, one of Gerardi’s [most popular TikTok clips](https://www.tiktok.com/@kelliegerardi/video/7433083791695940906?lang=en "undefined") captures the moment she left earth’s orbit and realized she was no longer “on the same planet as my baby.”) This year, Gerardi began sharing her journey with [fertility](https://time.com/5732068/infertility-waiting/ "undefined"), IVF, and miscarriage in her quest to have a second child, becoming a supportive voice for those who are also struggling. Her videos, which track the emotional ups and downs of the IVF process, won her this year’s Webby People’s Voice Award for Best Community Engagement. In her speech, she paid tribute to those navigating similar challenges: “IVF—worst club, best people.” _Data and insights powered by #paid_ Kellie Gerardi Is on the 2025 TIME100 Creators List ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","@id":"https://time.com/collections/time100-creators-2025/7299146/kellie-gerardi/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/time100-creators-2025/7299146/kellie-gerardi/"},"headline":"Kellie Gerardi","datePublished":"2025-07-09T11:34:14.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-03T00:50:53.110Z","description":"","url":"https://time.com/collections/time100-creators-2025/7299146/kellie-gerardi/","keywords":["Social Media","list","franchise","Magazine","Special Project","sponsorshipblock","Accolades"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt457fc206c1c7e046/6998c81f1f6709ce51f568c0/TIME100-Creators-2025-Kellie-Gerardi-083.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Shannon Carlin","jobTitle":"Carlin is a contributor for TIME.","url":"https://time.com/author/shannon-carlin/"}],"creator":"Shannon Carlin","articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt457fc206c1c7e046/6998c81f1f6709ce51f568c0/TIME100-Creators-2025-Kellie-Gerardi-083.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collections/time100-creators-2025/7299146/kellie-gerardi/","name":"Kellie Gerardi"}}]}] ```