Jessica Watkins

American - (NASA)

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Date of Birth: May 14, 1988
Age: 38

Jessica Andrea Watkins is an American geologist, former international rugby player, and a NASA astronaut of the class of 2017.

Upcoming Spaceflights

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Crew-13

SpaceX | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Sept. 30, 2026, midnight

Status: TBD

Mission:

SpaceX Crew-13 is the thirteenth crewed operational flight of a Crew Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program.

Low Earth Orbit Unknown F9 - Maiden Flight Landing Zone 40

Spaceflight Record

Jessica Watkins flew on one previous launch(es).

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Crew-4

SpaceX | United States of America
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
April 27, 2022, 7:52 a.m.

Status: Success

Mission:

SpaceX Crew-4 is the fourth crewed operational flight of a Crew Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program.

Low Earth Orbit B1067 - Flight Proven ( ) A Shortfall of Gravitas

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Administrator: Jared Isaacman

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for the civilian space program, as well as aeronautics and aerospace research. NASA have many launch facilities but most are inactive. The most commonly used pad will be LC-39B at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Recent Launches

Falcon 9

Deployed

18 hours, 55 minutes ago

Sirius SXM-11

Space Launch Complex 40 - Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

SXM-11 is the 12th high-powered, digital, audio radio satellite built by Lanteris Space (ex-Maxar, Space System/Loral) for SiriusXM. The SXM-11 satel…

Falcon 9

Success

1 day, 5 hours ago

Starlink Group 17-40

Space Launch Complex 4E - Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

A batch of 24 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Electron

Success

3 days, 3 hours ago

Ten Owl Of Ten (StriX Launch 10)

Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B - Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand

Synthetic aperture radar satellite for Japanese Earth imaging company Synspective.

Falcon 9

Success

4 days, 17 hours ago

Starlink Group 17-45

Space Launch Complex 4E - Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

A batch of 24 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Falcon 9

Success

6 days, 10 hours ago

Project Starfall Demonstration Mission

Space Launch Complex 40 - Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Note: Mission profile and payload details are TBD. Demonstration mission for SpaceX’s Project Starfall, which aims to mass-produce reentry capsule…