First African-American Female Astronaut On Space Station

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off with the Crew Dragon spacecraft, Kennedy Space Center. In the early morning of April 27, the four astronauts of the "Crew-4" mission took the manned Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station and arrived successfully after flying for about 16 hours. The crew included 3 American astronauts and 1 ESA astronaut, with a sex ratio of 2:2, including Jessica Watkins, the first African-American female astronaut on the International Space Station. The new crew will stay on the space station for six months and plan to complete about 200 scientific experiments.

Photo: By Alex G Perez