Jessica Watkins
Jessica Andrea Watkins (born May 14, 1988) is an American NASA astronaut, geologist, aquanaut and former international rugby player. Watkins was announced as the first Black woman who completed an International Space Station long-term mission in April 2022. On June 9, 2022, at 7:38 UTC, she became the African American woman with the most time in space, surpassing Stephanie Wilson's 42 day, 23 hour and 46 minute record.
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Watkins in 2019 | |
| Born | Jessica Andrea Watkins May 14, 1988 Gaithersburg, Maryland, U.S. |
| Education | Stanford University (BS) University of California, Los Angeles (MS, PhD) |
| Space career | |
| NASA astronaut | |
Time in space | 170d 13h 3m |
| Selection | NASA Group 22 (2017) |
| Missions | SpaceX Crew-4 (Expedition 67/68) |
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| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Geology |
| Thesis | Tectonic and Aqueous Processes in the Formation of Mass-Wasting Features on Mars and Earth (2015) |
| Doctoral advisor | An Yin |
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