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Tag: Jeanette Epps
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First Black joins Space Station

by Defender News Service

Astronaut Jeanette Epps is making history, becoming the first Black American astronaut to board the International Space Station. While NASA has sent 14 Black astronauts into space over the decades, none have ever stayed aboard the ISS as a crew member. Epps will be the first African-American and the 13th woman to call the ISS home […]