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Joan Higginbotham, from Chicago, began her NASA career in 1987 at the Kennedy Space Center as an engineer, unlike most astronauts that come from the military. The class of 96 astronaut candidate, went on her first flight as a crew member of the #Discovery's #STS116 mission in 2006. Again, ain't she fly though!! She has worked on virtually all the space shuttles in some capacity. She retired from NASA before her next assignment (#STS126) and moved to the private sector. #JoanHigginbotham #TheDernTruth #BlackHistoryMonth #20BlackAstronauts #SimpleComplexities #AfroAstronony #NASA #28Daysaaulyp