Thursday, April 28, 2022

First Space Mission for Former JPL Intern 🚀

NASA Astronaut Jessica Watkins has arrived at the International Space Station ✨ 

EDUCATION UPDATES | APRIL 2022

How students can follow Watkins' journey to the stars

Event page: First Space Mission for JPL Intern Turned NASA Astronaut

Jessica Watkins, a former JPL intern turned NASA astronaut, made her first trip to the International Space Station today as part of the agency's SpaceX Crew 4 mission! Now aboard the ISS, Watkins and the rest of the four-person crew will spend several months conducting science experiments and maintenance on the orbiting laboratory before returning to Earth in the fall of 2022.


Watch the broadcast and find out how students can follow along and map their own journey to space at the link below. 

 

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