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SpaceX Crew-13 Sets Fastest U.S. Trip to ISS
SpaceX Dragon Grace docked with the ISS in 7 hours 55 minutes on Oct. 1, the fastest U.S. trip to the station, with Crew-13 under commander Jessica Watkins.
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About Jessica Watkins
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 Black woman with the most time in space, surpassing Stephanie Wilson's 43 days.
Everything about Jessica Watkins →- Occupation
- geologist, astronaut, hydronaut, rugby sevens player
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- May 14, 1988