Nicole Aunapu Mann: First Native American Woman in Space

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8 Left to right Josh Cassada Nicole Mann Anna Kikina and Koichi Wakata wave goodbye before launch excited for the former player and school alum And in Mann's home state of California family and friends waited anxiously for liftoff In her flight suit Mann stopped to talk with her family before climbing into the car that would take her to the launchpad The crowd clapped as she and her three fellow astronauts drove away