Mae Jemison Summary

Mae Carol Jemison 1956- African-American Astronaut Mae Jemison was the first black woman to fly in space. Her flight reinforced the inclusion of minorities as professionals in the National Aeronautics... Read more

Mae Jemison Born October 17, 1956 (Decatur, Alabama) American astronaut, physician Mae Jemison went into space in 1992 aboard the space shuttle Endeavour. (A space shuttle is a craft that transports p... Read more

In 1992, Mae C. Jemison (born 1956) became the first African American woman to travel in space.Mae C. Jemison had received two undergraduate degrees and a medical degree, had served two years as a Pea... Read more