Astronaut Nicole Aunapu Mann will serve as mission commander and make history as the first Native American woman in space this fall.
When NASA launches its next crew aboard a SpaceX Dragon this fall, the mission commander, astronaut Mann will be heading to the International Space Station, with liftoff currently targeted for Sept. 29. She will be joined on the Crew-5 mission by NASA astronaut Josh Cassada, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Koichi Wakata and Russian cosmonaut Anna Kikina. Born in California, Mann graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy and now holds the rank of colonel in the U.S. Marine Corps.
as one of eight members of the 21st NASA astronaut class intended to focus on space station operations before possible assignments to future missions to the moon, near-Earth asteroids or, eventually, Mars., Mann said"it's very exciting" to be the first Native woman in space.
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