We all know Earth is beautiful. Imagine looking at the swirling blue marble from above. Astronaut Jessica Watkins is doing that in this photo taken about 250 miles (402 kilometers) above the planet.
A geologist, Astro_Watkins is part of the 2017 class of NASAAstronauts. On April 27, 2022, she launched to the ISS on her first spaceflight with crewmates Bob Hines, Kjell Lindgren, and EuropeanSpaceAgency astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-4 mission.
For the next several months, Watkins and her crewmates will do a number of science experiments in areas like immunology, technology, and plant science to prepare humanity for missions to deep space and benefit life on Earth.
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