Official site of Dr. Mae Jemison NASA astronaunt. Features current projects, classroom resources, site library, forum, blog and kids activities.

Apr 22, 2024 · Dr. Mae Jemison, physician, engineer, educator and entrepreneur, was the first woman of color in the world to go into space aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour and was a NASA astronaut for six years.

Mae Carol Jemison was born in Decatur, Alabama on October 17, 1956. She spent her first three and a half years in the small Alabama town. Her mother, unhappy with job opportunities in the South, joined the Great Migration and moved to Chicago, Illinois. Her parents valued education.

Feb 1, 2024 · Mae C. Jemison became the first Black female astronaut to reach space in 1992. Read about her birth, schools, career as a doctor, quotes, and more facts.

Mae Carol Jemison (born October 17, 1956) is an American engineer, physician, and former NASA astronaut. She became the first African-American woman to travel into space when she served as a mission specialist aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour in 1992.

Jun 18, 2024 · Mae Jemison, the first black woman in space, participated in crew egress training for Space Shuttle Endeavour's STS-47 mission during…

In September of 1992, as a mission specialist aboard the Shuttle Endeavour, Mae Jemison became the first African-American woman to enter space. In 1993, Dr. Jemison resigned from NASA and founded the Jemison Group, Inc.

Jan 16, 2025 · Mae Jemison (born October 17, 1956, Decatur, Alabama, U.S.) is an American physician and the first African American woman to become an astronaut. In 1992, she spent more than a week orbiting Earth in the space shuttle Endeavour. Jemison moved with her family to Chicago at the age of three.

Entrepreneur, engineer, physician, educator, humanitarian, and former NASA astronaut, Dr. Mae Jemison is at the forefront of integrating the physical and social sciences with art and culture to spark innovation and build meaningful solutions to the world’s critical problems.

Mae Jemison was the first African American woman to become an astronaut. She was a part of the crew of the space shuttle Endeavour, which orbited Earth for more than a week in 1992. Jemison was born on October 17, 1956, in Decatur, Alabama. She …