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Jeanette Epps would have been the first black astronaut to live on the Space Station

Jeanette Epps.NASA Johnson/Shutterstock #Astronaut #InternationalSpaceStation #JeanetteEpps #JohnsonSpaceCenter #Racism, #Sexism NASA bumped her, and she says they never told her why. Jeanette Epps was preparing for a historic launch to the International Space Station in January when NASA suddenly pulled her off the mission without warning. Epps is still waiting for an explanation, the Houston Chronicle reported. In a January press release, NASA announced that Epps would not be part of the Expedition 56/57 crew as previously announced and that she would "return to NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston to assume duties in the Astronaut Office and be considered for assignment to future missions." Rachel Becker of The Verge noted that although other African Americans had been to the International Space Station, Epps would have been the first to live and work there on a long-term basis. On June 6, the six-month mission launched without Epps. NA...