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Jessica Watkins

United States

Jessica Watkins is an American NASA astronaut, geologist, aquanaut and former international rugby player. In April 2022 she was announced as the first Black woman to serve on the International Space Station for a long-term mission, and on June 9, 2022 she surpassed Stephanie Wilson to become the Black woman with the most cumulative time in space.

Facts
Birth Year
1988 1
Nationality
American 1
Classification
Astronaut Role
Mission Specialist 1
Dating
Selection Year
2017 2
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Source Jessica Watkins - Wikipedia

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1. Jessica Watkins - Wikipedia
  • Infobox, birth_date
    1988-05-14
  • Introduction
    an American NASA astronaut
  • Article text, astronaut role
    She served as a mission specialist for the six-month mission.
  • Operated By: NASA, Lead paragraph, operated-by
    Jessica Andrea Watkins (born May 14, 1988) is an American NASA astronaut, geologist, aquanaut, and former international rugby player.
  • Associated With: NASA, Lead paragraph, associated-with
    Jessica Andrea Watkins (born May 14, 1988) is an American NASA astronaut, geologist, aquanaut, and former international rugby player.
  • In Group: Space Station and Commercial Crew Astronauts, Lead sentence
    Watkins was announced as the first Black woman to serve on the International Space Station for a long-term mission in April 2022.
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2. Jessica Watkins (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia Jessica Watkins lead section infobox, selection field (w-bbfill-edspace5-0927)View the Source
Wikidata: Jessica Watkins
Wikidata Q30202712, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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