Mae Jemison is the first woman of color to go into outer space, a professor at Dartmouth College, and the president of the Jemison Group Inc., a Houston-based technology company. Somehow, she also ...

Dr. Mae Jemison, the first woman of color in space, shares wisdom and encouragement with "CBS Mornings" co-host Gayle King ahead of King's upcoming Blue Origin launch.

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 ...

An audience Q&A and a book signing will follow Jemison's lecture. Attendees can purchase copies of her memoir, “Find Where the Wind Goes: Moments from My Life.” A Trailblazer in Space and Science.

In 1987, a year after the Challenger disaster, Jemison was one of 15 new candidates chosen by NASA — becoming the first African American woman ever admitted into the astronaut training program.