Mae Jemison
American doctor and NASA astronaut
- Born
- 17 October 1956, Decatur
- Age
- 70
- Birth name
- Mae Carol Jeminson
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. Jemison joined NASA's astronaut corps in 1987 and was selected for the STS-47 mission, during which the Endeavour orbited the Earth for nearly eight days on September 12–20, 1992.
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