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Houston (AFP) - Jasmin "Jaws" Moghbeli earned her fierce nickname during her time as a decorated helicopter gunship pilot who flew more than 150 missions in Afghanistan.

 

 

The Marine Corps major, MIT graduate and college basketball player can now add another accomplishment to her burgeoning resume: the first Iranian-American astronaut.

Speaking to AFP after graduating in NASA's latest cohort, the 36-year-old immigrant said she hoped her example might help inspire others from similar backgrounds.

 

NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli celebrates during astronaut graduation at Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas (AFP Photo/Mark Felix)

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