Jessica Watkins: Meet the first black woman to work on the ISS

Nasa astronaut Jessica Watkins has made history by becoming the first black woman to head to the International Space Station (ISS).

Watkins is part of a four-person crew on the SpaceX Crew-4 mission to the ISS.

It's Watkins' first trip to space, where she will spend six months carrying out science experiments.

Pictures courtesy of Nasa.