Jessica Watkins

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Jessica Andrea Watkins 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 African American woman with the most time in space, surpassing Stephanie Wilson's 43 days.

1988  WikimediaWikidata
J A Watkins; J. A. Watkins; J. Watkins; J.A. Watkins; Jessica A Watkins; Jessica A. Watkins; Jessica Andrea Watkins
rugby sevens player, aquanaut, geologist, astronaut, 

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  • SpaceX Crew-4
    NASA Commercial Crew Program mission to the International Space Station
  • Expedition 67
    67th long-duration stay on the International Space Station
  • Expedition 68
    68th long-duration stay on the International Space Station
1988-05-14T00:00:00Z
1988-05-14T00:00:00Z
1988 Jessica Watkins
2022-03-30T00:00:00Z
2022-09-29T00:00:00Z
2022-09-29T00:00:00Z
2023-03-28T00:00:00Z
2022 — 2023 Expedition 68
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Commercial Crew Program Crew-4 astronauts Kjell Lindgren, Bob Hines, Samantha Cristoforetti and Jessica Watkins in USCV Water Survival trainingCommercial Crew Program Crew-4 astronauts Kjell Lindgren, Bob Hines, Samantha Cristoforetti and Jessica Watkins in USCV Water Survival training
Crew-4 Employee Event (KSC-20230322-PH-KLS07 0061)Crew-4 Employee Event (KSC-20230322-PH-KLS07 0061)
Commercial Crew Program Crew-4 astronauts Kjell Lindgren, Bob Hines, Samantha Cristoforetti and Jessica Watkins in USCV Water Survival trainingCommercial Crew Program Crew-4 astronauts Kjell Lindgren, Bob Hines, Samantha Cristoforetti and Jessica Watkins in USCV Water Survival training
Crew-4 in trainingCrew-4 in training
ISS-67 Astronaut Jessica Watkins holds a Plate Habitat at -20°CISS-67 Astronaut Jessica Watkins holds a Plate Habitat at -20°C
Astronaut candidates during wilderness survival trainingAstronaut candidates during wilderness survival training
Commercial Crew Program Crew-4 astronauts Kjell Lindgren, Bob Hines, Samantha Cristoforetti and Jessica Watkins in Water Survival training.Commercial Crew Program Crew-4 astronauts Kjell Lindgren, Bob Hines, Samantha Cristoforetti and Jessica Watkins in Water Survival training.
Commercial Crew Program Crew-4 astronauts Kjell Lindgren, Bob Hines, Samantha Cristoforetti and Jessica Watkins in Water Survival training.Commercial Crew Program Crew-4 astronauts Kjell Lindgren, Bob Hines, Samantha Cristoforetti and Jessica Watkins in Water Survival training.
Crew-4 in trainingCrew-4 in training
Commercial Crew Program Crew-4 astronauts Kjell Lindgren, Bob Hines, Samantha Cristoforetti and Jessica Watkins in Water Survival training.Commercial Crew Program Crew-4 astronauts Kjell Lindgren, Bob Hines, Samantha Cristoforetti and Jessica Watkins in Water Survival training.
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    classorbitSpaceX Crew-4Jessica Watkins, Kjell Lindgren, Robert Hines, Samantha Cristoforetti, human spaceflight,Wikidata
    classspaceflight2022Expedition 67Denis Matveev, Dmitrij Petelin, Francisco Rubio, Jessica Watkins, Kayla Barron, Kjell Lindgren, Matthias Maurer, Oleg Artemyev, Raja Chari, Robert Hines, Samantha Cristoforetti, Sergey Korsakov, Sergey Prokopyev, Thomas Marshburn, expedition to the International Space Station,Wikidata
    classspaceflight2022Expedition 68Andrey Fedyayev, Anna Kikina, Dmitrij Petelin, Francisco Rubio, Jessica Watkins, Josh A. Cassada, Kjell Lindgren, Koichi Wakata, Nicole Mann, Robert Hines, Samantha Cristoforetti, Sergey Prokopyev, Stephen Bowen, Sultan Al Niadi, Warren Hoburg, expedition to the International Space Station,Wikidata
    commonsimageCommercial Crew Program Crew-4 astronauts Kjell Lindgren, Bob Hines, Samantha Cristoforetti and Jessica Watkins in USCV Water Survival training Commons
    commonsimageCrew-4 Employee Event (KSC-20230322-PH-KLS07 0061) Commons
    commonsimageCommercial Crew Program Crew-4 astronauts Kjell Lindgren, Bob Hines, Samantha Cristoforetti and Jessica Watkins in USCV Water Survival training Commons
    commonsimageCrew-4 in training Commons
    commonsimageISS-67 Astronaut Jessica Watkins holds a Plate Habitat at -20°C Commons
    commonsimageAstronaut candidates during wilderness survival training Commons
    commonsimageCommercial Crew Program Crew-4 astronauts Kjell Lindgren, Bob Hines, Samantha Cristoforetti and Jessica Watkins in Water Survival training. Commons
    commonsimageCommercial Crew Program Crew-4 astronauts Kjell Lindgren, Bob Hines, Samantha Cristoforetti and Jessica Watkins in Water Survival training. Commons
    commonsimageCrew-4 in training Commons
    commonsimageCommercial Crew Program Crew-4 astronauts Kjell Lindgren, Bob Hines, Samantha Cristoforetti and Jessica Watkins in Water Survival training. Commons