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By Allyson Waller Nov. 15, 2020, 3:34 p.m. ET In the 20-some years that people have been living aboard the International Space Station, its extended crew has never included a Black astronaut. Victor J. Glover, a Navy commander and test pilot who joined the astronaut corps in 2013, will be the first. Since the International Space Station’s inception…

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NASA’s Jeanette Epps set to be first Black woman to join long-term ISS crew Jeanette Epps had to wait a little longer than expected for her ISS assignment. Photo: NASA There is a history of African-American astronauts on space shuttle missions, including Mae Jemison, who became the first Black woman in space in 1992. Notably,…

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