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 Peace Corps medical officer in West Africa, and was...

Mae Jemison Born October 17, 1956, Decatur, Alabama When the National Space and Aeronautics Administration’s space shuttle Endeavour was launched on September 12, 1992, Mae Jemison—one of the seven-member crew—became the first black...

American astronaut Mae C. Jemison had received two undergraduate degrees and a medical degree, had served two years as a Peace Corps medical officer in West Africa, and was selected to join the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's...

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 and Space Administration (NASA). Although Jemison was not the first...

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 people and cargo between Earth and space.) Having been a...

Mae Carol Jemison, M.D. (born 17 October, 1956) is an American physician and a former NASA astronaut. She became the first Black woman to travel in space when she went into orbit aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour on September 12,...

When the space shuttle Endeavour rocketed into orbit on Sept. 12, 1992, scientist Mae Jemison was, in her words, "exactly where I wanted to be" - on board and sailing around the Earth at more than 17,000 miles per hour. Jemison was...

It didn't matter if it was yucky, like pus, or complicated, like the chemical composition of stars -- if it seemed interesting, Mae Jemison wanted to learn about it. "It sounds a little gross, but I was fascinated with pus," Jemison once told...

Today is Wednesday, Oct. 17, the 290th day of 2007. There are 75 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On Oct. 17, 1777, British forces under Gen. John Burgoyne surrendered to American troops in Saratoga, N.Y., in a turning point of the Revolutionary War.On...

Today is Wednesday, Sept. 12, the 255th day of 2007. There are 110 days left in the year. The Jewish holiday Rosh Hashanah begins at sunset.Today's Highlight in History:On Sept. 12, 1609, English explorer Henry Hudson sailed up the river that now bears his name.On...