American engineer, physician and former NASA astronaut. In September 1992 she flew aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour on mission STS-47, becoming the first African-American woman to travel into space, serving as a mission specialist during the eight-day joint US-Japan flight. Since leaving NASA she has founded technology and science-education companies and advocated for STEM education.
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Defining ContributionFirst African-American woman to travel into space, aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour in 1992. 1 Notable Mission Classification
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Mae Jemison was a NASA astronaut who flew on STS-47, the first African American woman in space.
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Mae Jemison flew to orbit on the Space Shuttle on mission STS-47 in 1992.
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Mae Carol Jemison (born October 17, 1956)
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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.
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