NASA is proud to celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day.⁣ ⁣ On Oct. 5, 2022, Nicole Aunapu Mann launched to the International Space Station (@ISS) as commander of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 mission aboard the Dragon Endurance spacecraft. Mann is the first indigenous woman from NASA to go to space, and the first woman to command the Crew Dragon.⁣ ⁣ Mann is a part of the Wailacki of the Round Valley Indian Tribes. The California native holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering and a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering. Mann is also a Colonel in the U.S. Marine Corps and served as a test pilot in the F/A-18 Hornet and Super Hornet. She deployed twice aboard aircraft carriers.⁣ ⁣ In this image, Mann is pictured during a Crew Dragon cockpit training session at SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, California. She is wearing a white SpaceX flight suit and helmet, flashing a smile at the camera and giving a thumbs up.⁣ ⁣ Credit: @SpaceX⁣ ⁣ #Crew5 #IndigenousPeoplesDay #NASA #SpaceX #Astronaut #Space #SpaceStation #CrewDragon