{
  "id": 11064928,
  "title": "Former Caltech Postdoc Commands NASA Mission to the International Space Station",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/former-caltech-postdoc-commands-nasa-mission-to-the-international",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-01T00:07:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Caltech News",
    "slug": "caltech-news",
    "url": "https://www.caltech.edu/about/news/former-caltech-postdoc-commands-nasa-mission-to-the-international-space-station"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "On October 1, NASA astronaut and former Caltech postdoc Jessica Watkins will serve as commander of NASA's SpaceX Crew-13 mission, as the team of four astronauts launches to the International Space Station to perform research, technology demonstrations, and maintenance. This will be the second flight to the space station for Watkins, who was selected as a NASA astronaut in 2017. She grew up in…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}