AdvertisementJessica Watkins will be the first Black woman to live and work on the space stationNovember 19, 2021Deepa ShivaramfacebookEmailNASA astronaut Jessica Watkins waves at the audience during the astronaut graduation ceremony at Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, in January 2020. In April 2022, she will become the first Black woman to live and work on the International Space Station. (AFP via Getty Images)