Nichelle Nichols ' life has moved at the kind of warp speed her " Star Trek " character Lt. Nyota Uhura took for granted.

Born Oct. 17, 1956, in Decatur, Alabama, and raised in Chicago, Mae Jemison showed a passion and talent for science from early in her childhood. After graduating high school by the age of 16, Jemison ...

The first black woman to ever venture into space chided a CBS anchor after the journalist used the term “mankind” in an interview with her leading up to Blue Origin’s historic all-female flight Monday ...

Dr. Mae Jemison encourages young girls to dream big and never doubt themselves. Dr. Mae Jemison, the first black woman in outer space, fell in love with science at an early age. Decades later, she's ...