Mae Jemison - Wikipedia
WEBMae Carol Jemison (born October 17, 1956) is an American engineer, physician, and former NASA astronaut. She became the first African-American woman to travel into space when she served as a mission specialist aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour in 1992.
Mae Jemison | Biography, Education, Accomplishments, & Facts
WEBAug 12, 2024 · Mae Jemison is an American physician and the first African American woman to become an astronaut. She flew on the space shuttle Endeavour in 1992 and worked on various research projects with NASA and other organizations.
Mae Jemison, M.D. - NASA
WEBApr 22, 2024 · Dr. Mae Jemison, physician, engineer, educator and entrepreneur, was the first woman of color in the world to go into space aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour and was a NASA astronaut for six years.
Mae Jemison: Astronaut Biography | Space
WEBOct 4, 2018 · On Sept. 12, 1992, Mae Jemison became the first African American woman in space when the space shuttle Endeavour carried her and six other astronauts on 126 orbits around the Earth.
She Had a Dream: Mae C. Jemison, First African American Woman in Space ...
WEBSep 12, 2010 · Learn about the life and achievements of Dr. Mae Jemison, who flew to space in 1992 as the first African American woman and a science mission specialist. Discover how she overcame obstacles, pursued her …
Mae Jemison Biography - National Women's History Museum
WEBOn September 12, 1992, Jemison went into orbit aboard the space shuttle Endeavour as the first African American woman in space. Jemison left NASA in 1993, continuing to work for the benefit of others as an educator, entrepreneur, and author.
Space Shuttle Endeavour - Wikipedia
WEBService. On its first mission, it captured and redeployed the stranded Intelsat VI communications satellite. The first African-American woman astronaut, Mae Jemison, was launched into space on the mission STS-47 on September 12, 1992. Endeavour flew the first servicing mission STS-61 for the Hubble Space Telescope in 1993.
Former Astronaut Mae C. Jemison - NASA
WEBJun 18, 2024 · Learn about Dr. Jemison's background, achievements, and mission on STS-47 aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour in 1992. See photos, videos, and stories of her spaceflight and other NASA activities.
Mae Jemison: Biography, First Black Female Astronaut, Doctor
WEBFeb 1, 2024 · Former astronaut Mae Jemison became the first Black woman in space, flying aboard the Endeavour in 1992. Today, she works as a scientist and public speaker.
Mae C. Jemison – CPNAS
WEBMae C. Jemison is principal of 100 Year Starship, a collaborative effort to make human travel beyond the solar system a reality within a century. She blasted into orbit aboard the NASA shuttle Endeavour on September 12, 1992, as the first woman of …
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