About Mae Jemison
As the first African American woman in space, Dr. Mae Jemison inspired a generation.
Dr. Jemison was selected for NASA's astronaut program in June 1987. On September 12-20, 1992, Dr. Mae Jemison joined the crew of The Endeavour space shuttle as a science mission specialist on STS-47 Spacelab-J . She served alongside astronauts from United States and Japan. A total of 127 orbits of the Earth were undertaken during the eight-day mission, which included 44 Japanese and U.S. life science experiments. During the mission, Dr. Jemison collaborated with other researchers on a bone cell research experiment. Dr. Jemison spent 190 hours, 30 minutes, 23 seconds in space during her first space flight and became the first black woman to travel to space.
In her own words
In this interview for Nova, Mae Jemison explains why she wanted to go to space.
Fun Facts
Dr Mae Jemison has her own Lego figure as part to the Women of NASA Lego set
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