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Jessica Watkins to command NASA's SpaceX Crew-13 mission
Original: 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.
Why now: NASA's announcement of a new crew assignment, with an alumna and former mission specialist taking command, is drawing attention in space and university news.
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- Jessica Watkins, ’10, commands NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission · Stanford Report
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