US astronaut, doctor and engineer Mae Jemison became the first Black woman to go into space in 1992. She was one of seven crew aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour, on a mission named STS-47 . The ...

Mae Jemison has inspired countless African American girls to dream bigger. Bio. ... At the age of 16, her passion for exploration led her to Stanford University, receiving a B.S. degree in chemical ...

Alabama native and NASA astronaut Dr. Mae Jemison made history 30 years ago today as the first Black woman in space as a crew member on the space shuttle Endeavor. Born in Decatur on Oct. 17, 1956 ...

Born in the 1950s, Jemison would let nothing stop her from becoming one of the most accomplished African American women in history. She was born in Decatur, Ala. but grew up in Chicago, and from a ...

Dr. Mae C. Jemison, the first African-American woman astronaut to travel to space, has always pushed the boundaries of what some people thought possible for her. In her book, “Find Where the ...

Astronaut, engineer, physician and the first American woman of color in space Mae Jemison spoke to a packed crowd for the Martin Luther King Memorial Lecture Tuesday in Union South. Jemison proposed a ...

Sen. Cory Booker and Dr. Mae C. Jemison, the nation's first African-American female astronaut, joined a group of eighth-graders Wednesday at Students 2 Science, where the Bayer USA Foundation ...

Dr. Mae Jemison, the first woman of color in space, will deliver a free public lecture titled "Exploring the Frontiers of Science and Human Potential" at the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith on ...

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.