Jessica Watkins is getting ready to be the first Black woman to spend months in space
It's been decades since astronauts walked on the moon. Watkins will spend six months on the International Space Station as part of a mission designed to bring them back to the lunar surface by 2025.
After an enrichment program at Sally Ride Elementary School, a young Jessica Watkins realized what she wanted to do when she grew up: study the geology of other planets.
Today, at 33 years old, Watkins is training for a mission to do just that.
This April,
