MAE JEMISON - THE FIRST BLACK WOMAN TO GO INTO SPACE

Portrait of the NASA astronaut, Mae Carol Jemison.

As a little girl, Mae Jemison was inspired to go into space by watching the Star Trek series and became the first black woman in space. Besides having degrees in Chemical Engineering, African and African-American studies, and a Doctor of Medicine, she also served in several countries in Asia and Africa including Thailand, Cambodia, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. A year after her space mission between September 12 to 20, 1992, Jemison left NASA and created her own company and non-profit organization that advocate sociocultural advancements and develop the technology needed to achieve interstellar space flight. She is the author of several books while producing several shows of modern jazz and African dance. Her successful career and her involvement in multi-disciplinary areas are inspirational for many women of color across the globe.

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