Mae C. Jemison, Astronaut (1956)
Mae C. Jemison, Astronaut, Professor and Entrepreneur (October 17, 1956- ), was the first African-American woman admitted into NASA’s astronaut training program.
On September 12, 1992, following one year of training, Dr. Jemison became the first African-American woman in space onboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour on Mission STS-47.
Mae C. Jemison, Astronaut, NASA Mission STS-47, Image Source: NASA.gov
After leaving the astronaut corps in March 1993, Dr. Jemison accepted a teaching fellowship at Dartmouth College.
Dr. Jemison founded the Jemison Group, a company that researches, develops, and markets advanced technologies.
Mae C. Jemison once said:
When I’m asked about the relevance to Black people of what I do, I take that as an affront. It presupposes that Black people have never been involved in exploring the heavens, but this is not so. Ancient African empires — Mali, Songhai, Egypt — had scientists, astronomers. The fact is that space and its resources belong to all of us, not to any one group.
External Links:
- Dr. Mae Jemison – First African-American Female Astronaut in Space – Not Limited by the Imagination of Others
- Astronaut Bio: Mae C. Jemison
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