NASA astronaut Jeanette Epps, who was slated to become the first black crew member to live on board the International Space Station, was unexpectedly pulled from her June flight. Epps, who has a PhD in aerospace engineering, was selected as a NASA astronaut in 2009 after seven years of working for the CIA. In 2008, astronaut Leland Melvin was part of the space shuttle crew that delivered the Columbus science laboratory to the space station. Auñón-Chancellor's selection was also history-making: She will be the first Hispanic woman to live on the space station. Read more:Women of color face staggering harassment in space scienceAstronaut Peggy Whitson has returned to Earth, a couple more NASA records in handThe International Space Station is super germy

Source: Washington Post January 22, 2018 16:53 UTC