Jessica Watkins

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Jessica Andrea Watkins (born May 14, 1988) is an American NASA astronaut, geologist, aquanaut, and former international rugby player. Watkins was announced as the first Black woman to serve on the International Space Station for a long-term mission in April 2022. On June 9, 2022, at 7:38 UTC, she became the Black woman with the most time in space, surpassing Stephanie Wilson's 43 days. On October 1, 2026, Watkins became the first Black woman to command a crewed orbital spaceflight (as commander of SpaceX Crew-13, a NASA mission to the International Space Station).

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