14 maja tego roku
Jessica Watkins skończyła 34 lata.
Wchodzi obecnie w skład 67 Ekspedycji.
Pochodzi z najmłodszego rocznika, który odwiedził do tej pory ISS.
Jest pierwszą czarnoskórą kobietą biorącą udział w długotrwałej wyprawie na stację kosmiczną.
Uzyskała doktorat z geologii i została przez NASA wybrana do programu Artemis.
586. człowiek w kosmosie.
Odbyła jeden lot kosmiczny, który trwał 170d 13g 02m 32s.
https://www.worldspaceflight.com/bios/w/watkins-j.phphttps://mek.kosmo.cz/bio/usa/00586.htmhttps://www.kozmo-data.sk/kozmonauti/watkins-jessica-andrea.htmlhttps://www.april12.eu/usaastron/watkins586ru.htmlhttps://it.frwiki.wiki/wiki/Jessica_Watkinshttps://twitter.com/NASA_Astronauts/status/1527717770384887808PROCTOR: When you don't have people of color, women of color in particular up there doing science, paving the way, showing that it is possible, then you're not inspiring that section of the population to dream that as a career for themselves.
BYRNE: NASA understands the importance of representation. Its astronaut corps is now the most diverse it has ever been, but there's still work to be done. For its next lunar program, what it calls Artemis, NASA promises to land the first woman and first person of color on the moon this decade. Again, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson.
https://www.npr.org/2022/04/26/1094870371/jessica-watkins-to-be-the-1st-black-woman-to-serve-at-the-international-space-st"Jessica and I worked together a little bit in Houston with the lunar samples during the Apollo 11 50th anniversary celebration," Schmitt said in a NASA interview. "She invited me and my wife, and we sort of consider ourselves the Jessica team."
https://www.space.com/apollo-17-moonwalker-hails-astronaut-jessica-watkins-launchNASA astronaut Jessica Watkins makes historyMeet Jessica Watkins, Crew-4 Mission SpecialistExtended Interview: Trailblazing NASA Astronaut Jessica Watkinshttps://spacecenter.org/artemis-astronaut-feature-jessica-watkins/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/nasa-astronaut-jessica-watkins-first-black-woman-months-in-space_n_626ab889e4b050c90f3d9fc9https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/nasa-astronaut-jessica-watkins-celebrates-milestone-diversity-space-in-rcna25378https://news.yahoo.com/accuweather-interviews-nasa-astronaut-jessica-202951449.htmlw
https://www.forum.kosmonauta.net/index.php?topic=4651.msg176298#msg1762982) EDIT 24.05.2022:
Podczas pobytu na ISS powitała Starlinera wraz z jego pasażerami
https://twitter.com/astro_watkins/status/15288131706341376013) EDIT: 30.05.2022:
A little late to the party, but so grateful to have celebrated my birthday with my Expedition 67 crewmates earlier this month. The cake may look simple, but assembling (and keeping assembled!) all those layers in microgravity was a delicious feat by @astro_kjell.
https://twitter.com/astro_watkins/status/15310093172346880004 14.04.23)
To the Stars with Astronaut Jessica WatkinsApr 11, 2023
Jessica Watkins
…I first voiced, I think, a desire to be an astronaut when I was around the age of 9 or 10. I went to a school that was named after a female astronaut. And I think that was when I first asked my parents, you know, who she was, and a little bit about her story. And that's when I first realized that you could go to space for a career, that that was an option that could happen. That is really what kind of kicked off my interest and passion for exploring the cosmos. But growing up, I had lots of different interests. I was always interested in reading and writing, as well as math and science. I was interested in sports and always kind of being a part of a team. So it's neat to be in a role that ultimately is at the intersection of a lot of those interests.
Jessica Watkins
We certainly have the privilege and honor of standing on the shoulders of giants. And so for me, particularly women like Sally Ride and Mae Jemison certainly paved the way and kind of enabled a path for myself and some of my colleagues to follow behind. And certainly grateful for the opportunity to, insofar as I'm able to, be that similar kind of role model as the ones that I had the privilege of growing up with, for young girls and particularly children of color growing up now. I’m certainly aware of and grateful for the opportunity that being a part of this crew represents.
https://www.nasa.gov/mediacast/to-the-stars-with-astronaut-jessica-watkins