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Jessica Watkins
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- 1SpaceX details surgery before Crew-13 launch as Watkins makes history●SpaceX describes surgical intervention before launch of latest crew mission With Crew-13, Jessica Watkins became the fir
SpaceX has described a surgical intervention carried out before the launch of its latest crew mission. With Crew-13, astronaut Jessica Watkins became the first Black woman to lead a mission into space. The combination of a medical procedure ahead of a crewed flight and a historic milestone for the mission's commander is drawing attention from space watchers.
- 2Jessica Watkins to command NASA's SpaceX Crew-13 mission▼Jessica Watkins, ’10, commands NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission
Jessica Watkins, a Stanford alumna from the class of 2010, has been named commander of NASA's SpaceX Crew-13 mission to the International Space Station. Watkins, a geologist and NASA astronaut who previously flew to orbit in 2022, becomes one of the few astronauts to command a crewed SpaceX Dragon flight, drawing attention from the space community and her alma mater.