To most people, it was just a TV series. But to young Mae Jemison, “Star Trek” was the vehicle that took her imagination leapfrogging across the cosmos. She especially liked the fact that the ...

Jemison later starred in an episode of the series after being a fan since childhood. In Sept. 1992, she joined six other astronauts on the Endeavor for eight days, making her the first African ...

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 ...

Our young girls may or may not ever put on lab coats and pursue STEM careers, ... Mae C. Jemison, the first African American woman to travel in space; and Rosalind Franklin, ...

Former astronaut Mae Jemison talked about her autobiography written for young readers, [Find Where the Wind Goes: Moments From My Life,] published by Scholastic Press. Dr. Jemison, the first woman ...

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.

Dr. Mae C. Jemison leads 100 Year Starship (100YSS), a bold, far reaching nonprofit initiative to assure the capabilities exist for human travel beyond our solar system to another star within the next ...

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 ...

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 ...

Jemison later starred in an episode of the series after being a fan since childhood. In Sept. 1992, she joined six other astronauts on the Endeavor for eight days, making her the first African ...

ST PAUL, Minn. — At 35, Mae Jemison went where no African-American woman had gone. She was the first black woman in space as a member of the crew of Endeavour. That was in 1992. Monday, she was ...