Astronaut Anne McClain

Anne McClain is going to space. The 38-year-old Spokane native joined an elite class of eight astronaut trainees in 2013, and NASA announced Thursday she’s been assigned to Expedition 58, which is scheduled to launch from Kazakhstan in November.

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Sat., Jan. 20, 2018

Photographic support for Reduced Gravity Office's ASCAN zero-g checkout flight. Photograph 2013 ASCAN's on C-9 during parabolic flight. Photo Date: September 12, 2013. Location: Ellington Field, C9 Aircraft.

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Anne McClain, right, and fellow astronaut Shannon Walker, left, participate in underwater training with NASA crews in July 2014 in Houston, Texas.
Anne McClain, right, participates in underwater training with NASA crews in Houston, Texas.
NASA astronaut Anne McClain will make her first trip to space in November.
NASA astronaut Anne McClain speaks with fellow West Point graduate Scotty Smiley during a visit to Gonzaga Prep, her alma mater, on Oct. 16, 2015.