“I would say to young girls of color, and to all young girls, dream big and continue to pursue what you are interested in,” she said. Watkins spoke more about the importance of mentors - to girls and women, especially - in an interview with UCLA Newsroom. I’m grateful for all those people in my life. I have had many science teachers, starting in elementary school and later working in the lab, that have fueled my fire.
“Mentors have always been a force that have helped me determine my pathway. “I think it’s really just a tribute to the legacy of the Black women astronauts who have come before me, as well as to the exciting future ahead,” Watkins said at the NASA event. The space station’s initial module was launched in 1998 - it has expanded repeatedly since then - and the craft has been continuously occupied since 2000 Watkins will be the first Black woman to complete a long-term mission on board.Īt a NASA news conference March 31, she called her role in the mission “an important milestone for NASA and the country.” The ISS is a modular research laboratory that orbits the Earth at an average altitude of 248 miles and a speed of about 17,500 miles per hour, completing 15 1/2 orbits per day. It will be the first trip into space for Watkins, who, as a mission specialist, will monitor the spacecraft during the flight’s launch and re-entry and serve as a flight engineer once she arrives at the space station. The launch is scheduled for April 20 at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Jessica Watkins, who earned a doctorate in geology from UCLA in 2015, will spend six months on the International Space Station as part of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-4 mission. Don’t be afraid to takes risks they will certainly pay off.” Image credit: NASA/Bill Ingallsīy Elizabeth Kivowitz and Stuart Wolpert | April 7, 2022 Watkins’ advice to future astronauts and space scientists: “Find mentors who can help encourage and support you along the way.
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