Mae Jemison
Mae Carol Jemison 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. Jemison joined NASA's astronaut corps in 1987 and was selected to serve for the STS-47 mission, during which the Endeavour orbited the Earth for nearly eight days on September 12–20, 1992.
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- Born in
- Decatur
- Educated at
- Stanford University School of EngineeringMorgan Park High SchoolStanford UniversityWeill Cornell Medicine
- Awards
- 🏆 Texas Women's Hall of Fame🏆 Rachel Carson Award🏆 Elizabeth Blackwell Medal🏆 International Space Hall of Fame🏆 National Women's Hall of Fame
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1956
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