Jeanette Epps was replaced by Serena Auñón-Chancellor as NASA gave no explanation but her brother claims that she has had an uphill battle with NASA. The petition called 'Demand NASA to return Dr. Jeanette Epps Back To ISS Mission !!!' Called 'Demand NASA to return Dr. Jeanette Epps Back To ISS Mission !!!' News of Epps historic residency at the International Space Station was widely reported after NASA made the announcement in January of 2017. 'Next year, astronaut Jeanette Epps will add her name to an exclusive list of women who have traveled to space,' Woman's Day reported in it's 80th birthday issue in September.

Source: Daily Mail January 23, 2018 01:05 UTC