NASA astronaut Nicole Aunapu Mann made history as the first Native American woman to launch into space.
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Mann was joined on the SpaceX Falcon rocket Wednesday by fellow NASA astronaut Josh Cassada, Japan's Koichi Wakata and Russia's Anna Kikina, orbiting in a Crew Dragon capsule and set to reach the outpost in 29 hours. The mission known as Crew-5 is SpaceX's sixth crewed flight under contract from NASA and eighth overall when including private spaceflights.
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At least in space she has the right to control her own body.
Lol, she is NOT native American ahahahahah
She’s an enrolled member of the round valley Indian tribes
@Blake Kaveny
Is that one of those made up tribes?
@Cindy It’s federally recognized
SMH they stole your land then kicked you off the planet 😢
Way to go girl…👍🏻👍🏻
Fake
Which part?
Cringe
Native American??? She looks white to me!!!
Her Dad is white so she is white…… Don’t say she is native…..