Mae Carol Jemison
Physician, engineer and the first Black woman in space
At a glance
- Inventor
- Mae Carol Jemison
- Life
- born 1956
- Birthplace
- Decatur, Alabama
- Country
- United States
- Region
- United States
- Era
- 1950–2000
- Fields
- Space & Aerospace, Medicine & Health
- Evidence
- Verified
- Records
- 0 in this archive
What they did
Jemison flew as science mission specialist on STS-47 in September 1992, running experiments in bone-cell research and motion sickness aboard Spacelab-J.
Historical context
Before NASA she trained as a chemical engineer and physician and served as a Peace Corps medical officer in Sierra Leone and Liberia.
The legacy
She left the astronaut corps to work on technology for the developing world and later led the 100 Year Starship initiative.
The evidence
STS-47 mission record and astronaut biographical file
Primary record
Documentation strength
- 1
- Sources
- 1
- Primary
- 1
- Publishers
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