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NASA just selected astronaut Jeanette Epps for a historic space mission by Boeing — 2 years after the agency abruptly bumped her from a first flight – Business Insider Australia
NASA astronaut Jeanette Epps may finally be travelling to space.
- NASA said Tuesday that astronaut Jeanette Epps will launch aboard Boeing’s new CST-100 Starliner spaceship in 2021.
- NASA previously selected Epps for a 2018 flight, but the agency abruptly removed her from that mission just months ahead of its launch.
- Had she made the flight, Epps would have been the first Black person to live and work aboard the International Space Station for months at a time.
- Epps is one of 16 active female astronauts who may one da…
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