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Jessica Watkins
Mission Specialist
NASAAmericanACTIVE
1
FLIGHTS
1
w/ SPACEX
0
EVAs
170d 21h 20m
IN SPACE
BIOGRAPHY
Jessica Watkins is a NASA astronaut and geologist who has worked at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Ames Research Center on Mars rover missions. She flew on SpaceX Crew-4 as a mission specialist for her first spaceflight, becoming the first African American woman to serve on a long-duration ISS mission.
PERSONAL DETAILS
Date of Birth
May 14, 1988
Birthplace
Gaithersburg, Maryland, U.S.
Selection
NASA Group 22 (2017)
EDUCATION
BS Geological & Environmental Sciences, Stanford University
PhD Geology, UCLA
MISSION HISTORY
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