UCLA Grad Jessica Watkins To Be First Black Woman On NASA Space Station Crew

Los Angeles CA

18 November, 2021

1:38 PM

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By CBSLA Staff, CBS Los Angeles: LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – Rookie NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins, who holds a doctorate from the University of California, Los Angeles, and previously worked at Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, will serve aboard the International Space Station next year. Watkins will be the first Black woman to serve as part of the crew aboard the orbiting station. Read more at CBSLA CBS Local Digital Media personalizes the global reach of CBS-owned and operated television and radio stations with a local perspective.