Originally From LI, Woman To Lead Int'l Space Station Mission in 2023

Rockville Centre NY

18 April, 2022

12:14 PM

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BALDWIN, NY — A woman, who grew up in Baldwin hoping to become an astronaut, has taken the next step toward realizing her childhood dream. Jasmin Moghbeli will serve as spacecraft commander on a flight to the International Space Station, Newsday reported. The SpaceX Crew-7 is expected to launch no earlier than 2023. Moghbeli, 38, went to Lenox Elementary School in Baldwin and graduated from NASA astronaut school in 2020, Newsday wrote.