but one woman overcame obstacles to become the first African American woman in space. Born in the 1950s, Jemison would let nothing stop her from becoming one of the most accomplished African ...

As a little girl, the idea that I might be the first woman of color ... lot more—than you think. Jemison, who holds degrees in engineering and medicine, went to space on the Endeavour in 1992.

As the rockets fired against the Florida launch pad, Jemison was on her way to becoming the first woman of colour and first African-American woman in space. Born in 1956 in Decatur, Alabama ...

We are all familiar with the trope, “You must work twice as hard to be equal.” Mission Specialist Mae’s accomplishments, like ...

Mae Jemison is a physician, engineer, educator, entrepreneur and the first woman of color in the world to go into space - she was a NASA astronaut for six years. Currently Mae devotes much of her ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Dr. Mae Jemsion became the first woman of color in space when STS-47 launched from Kennedy Space Center in 1992. She explains what going to space meant to her.

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Being the first to do anything in this world, is a trailblazing and pioneering act. As the first African American woman to travel to space, Mae Jemison broke boundaries, paved paths, and served as ...