Only after joining the Marine Corps and flying F/A-18s did NASA become a possibility to her. And that's something that I'll keep with me in my crew quarters while I'm on board space station."Īs a kid, she said, she never really thought that becoming an astronaut was one of her goals. "And that's always just, you know, a little bit, a piece, a memory, I think, of my family back home. And then I do have this dream catcher that my mother gave me long ago," she said. "I do have some personal mementos, you know, jewelry charms that I plan to bring. Mann, who is originally from California, said she planned to take some items from home with her on her long journey. "And so hopefully that will inspire that younger generation." "These young women, maybe Natives, maybe people from different backgrounds that realize that they have these opportunities and potentially these barriers that used to be there are starting to be broken down," she said. She said she hoped her trip to space can encourage younger generations. Mann detailed some of the crew's plans to NPR's All Things Considered this past summer. All four are traveling to the International Space Station for a six-month mission, during which they plan to conduct more than 200 experiments, which will include spacewalks and 3D-printing human tissue. Also on board is Josh Cassada, Anna Kikina and Koichi Wakata. Mann's Crew-5 mission aboard the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft launched from NASA's Kennedy Space Center.
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