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Historic mission to space station will include first black female astronaut
DailyStar UK ^ | 20 November 2021 | Adam Cailler

Posted on 11/21/2021 10:07:06 PM PST by blueplum

The crew, known as Crew 4, will be the fourth group of astronauts on the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft mission to the ISS, and Watkins hopes her voyage into space will provide inspiration for others...

...Jessica Watkins will join the crew and live aboard the ISS from next April.

The Maryland-native will spend spend six months there as a mission specialist in what will be her first mission in space.

..Jessica has experience of working in astronomy-based labs, as she spent time working with the science team for the Mars Science Laboratory rover Curiosity, while also gaining a postdoctoral fellow at the Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences at the California Institute of Technology....

(Excerpt) Read more at dailystar.co.uk ...


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KEYWORDS: crew4; iss; spacefirsts; spacex
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To: BenLurkin

“She should be embarrssed by the racist hype.”

Well, look, you’re talking about a race of people who, according to the press and many, many politicians, are too stupid to get drivers’ licenses or government IDs. Biden said they don’t know how to get lawyers or accountants, and I know for a fact based on media reports they don’t know how to use the internet so it is kind of a big deal that they’re going to let one do this.


21 posted on 11/22/2021 6:27:16 AM PST by suthener ( )
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To: blueplum

Race does not determine ability, but with the motivation being that of being WOKE then we may expect a future headline celebrating the first transgender astronaut.


22 posted on 11/22/2021 6:30:57 AM PST by daniel1212 ( Turn to the Lord Jesus as a damned+destitute sinner, trust Him to save + be baptized + follow Him!)
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To: Political Junkie Too

Why did Lavar Burton always wear a Fram air filter on his face?


23 posted on 11/22/2021 6:33:45 AM PST by GreenHornet
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To: Brooklyn Attitude

Indeed it makes it sound like they are stupid the media are race pimps.


24 posted on 11/22/2021 9:43:14 AM PST by Vaduz (women and children to be impacIQ of chimpsted the most.)
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