Jessica Watkins is set to make history next year. When NASA’s Crew-4 mission launches in 2022, she will become one of a handful of Black astronauts ever to circle the planet and the first Black woman ever to join the International Space Station crew to live and work onboard the…
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Women’s History Month Profiles: Kalpana Chawla, NASA Astronaut
During Women’s History Month, DiversityInc is honoring a series of woman innovators and history makers like Kalpana Chawla, who are often overlooked in mainstream media coverage and history books. Check back throughout March to learn about more important figures. Born: July 1, 1961, Karnal, India Died: February 1, 2003, over southern…