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Nicole Aunapu Mann – First Native American Woman to Venture into the Space

Nicole Aunapu Mann, a NASA astronaut, will lead NASA’s Crew-5 mission to the International Space Station on 5^th October 2022. Nicole Aunapu Mann is set to become the first Native American woman to venture into space. Mann is a member of the Wailacki of the Round Valley Indian Tribes in Northern California.

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According to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Nicole Aunapu Mann was selected by NASA in June 2013.
She is scheduled to launch to the International Space Station as commander of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 mission aboard the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft no earlier than October 3, 2022.
The California native, Nicole Aunapu Mann holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering and a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering.
Mann is a Colonel in the U.S. Marine Corps and served as a test pilot for the F/A-18 Hornet and Super Hornet.
She deployed twice aboard aircraft carriers in support of combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
She will be the first indigenous woman from NASA to go to space. She is registered with the Wailacki of the Round Valley Indian Tribes.
She led the astronaut corps in the development of the Orion spacecraft, Space Launch System, and Exploration Ground Systems for missions to the Moon.
The launch is targeted for October 5, from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.