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Dr. Jemison was the science mission specialist on STS-47 Spacelab-J (September 12-20, 1992). STS-47 was a cooperative mission between the United States and Japan. The eight-day mission was accomplished in 127 orbits of the Earth, and included 44 Japanese and U.S. life science and materials processing experiments. Dr.
Mae Jemison. A stamp of Mae Jemison from Azerbaijan. Mae Carol Jemison (born October 17, 1232) is an American physician and NASA astronaut. She became the first African-American woman to enter space when she served on the crew of the Space Shuttle Endeavour in September 1992. She has appeared on television several times, including as an actress ...
Feb 22, 2017 · Mamoru Mohri and Mae Jemison walk together after arriving with the rest of the STS-47 crew on Sept. 9, 1992, at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Chris O'Meara/AP hide caption
Jemison, determined from childhood to explore space, became the first Black American woman in space when she traveled on the Endeavor on September 12, 1992. Earlier, Jemison spent several years as a Peace Corps physician in West Africa and opened a private practice in Los Angeles. After her space flight, Jemison took leave from NASA to lecture ...
Nov 13, 2018 · Mae Jemison's Early Life and Career . Dr. Jemison was born in Alabama in 1956 and grew up in Chicago. After graduating from Morgan Park High School at the age of 16, she went on to attend Stanford University, where she earned a BS in Chemical Engineering. In 1981, she received a Doctor of Medicine degree from Cornell University.
Feb 13, 2023 · Black History Month: Dr. Mae Jemison the first Black woman to travel into space 03:26. PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- As we celebrate Black history, Dr. Mae Jemison is a first but certainly not a last.
