NASA bumps astronaut off space station flight in rare move
Share
Tweet
January 19, 2018
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA has bumped an astronaut off an upcoming spaceflight, a rare move for the space agency so close to launch.
Astronaut Jeanette Epps was supposed to rocket away in early June, and would have been the first African-American to live on the International Space Station. Late Thursday, NASA announced it was pulling Epps off the mission but didn't disclose why. Astronauts have been removed from missions in the past, mostly for health reasons.
Epps, an engineer, will be considered for future space missions, according to NASA.
She's been replaced by her backup, Serena Aun...
For access to this article please
sign in or
subscribe.
Reader Comments(0)