Astronaut Jessica Watkins Becomes First Black Woman Aboard ISS
(ConservativeStar.com) – Jessica Watkins earned her position on NASA’s Astronaut Group 22 in 2017, after working as an intern and researcher with the space organization. On April 23, she blasted off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida and officially became the fifth black woman in space and the first to work on the International Space Station (ISS). Onboard the station, she will conduct research and maintain it for six months alongside three other crew …