A groundbreaking event is set to take place in April 2023: the first Canadian mission to space with a woman of Black heritage aboard. This will be the first time a woman of Black heritage is part of a Canadian space mission and a major milestone for Canada’s space program. Dr. Ellen Lewis-Harris, a Canadian-born astrophysicist and engineer, will be the first woman of Black heritage to board a spacecraft and fly into space. Dr. Lewis-Harris is an experienced and highly regarded space explorer and scientist, and her mission will be a historic moment for Canada and the world.

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