Rookie NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins, who holds a doctorate from UCLA and previously worked at Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, made aerospace history Wednesday when she launched on a mission that made her the first Black woman to serve as a crew member on the International Space Station.
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