Colonel Nicole Mann will visit Estrella Mountain Community College March 26 as part of the college's Women's History Month. The event is open to the public.In this image from video made available by NASA, astronaut Nicole Mann speaks during an interview on Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2022. AVONDALE, Ariz. — She's visited space, participating in two spacewalks during her six-month journey, and breaking glass ceilings as the first indigenous woman to visit space.
But Mann didn't get her start in space travel. She is a Marine colonel and test pilot; she flew combat in Iraq for the Marines. While fascinated with stars and space as a child, Mann said she did not understand who became astronauts or even what they did. During her time in space, she took in the sweeping vistas of Earth from 260 miles up, and she encourages youngsters to follow their dreams.
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