First black woman in space rejects all norms

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Mae Jemison talks her rise to the stars.


Mae Jemison
Physician
Mae Carol Jemison is an American physician and NASA astronaut. She became the first African American woman to travel in space when she went into orbit aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour on September 12, 1992. Wikipedia
Born: October 17, 1956 (age 57), Decatur, AL
Space missions: STS-47
Space time: 7d 22h 30m
Nationality: American
Education: Cornell University (1981), Stanford University (1977), Morgan Park High School (1973)
Parents: Dorothy Green, Charlie Jemison

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1. Nice find

[Tuesday Afternoon]

2. loving it, thanks ... Awesome Women !!

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3. She's also the only actual astronaut to appear in a Star Trek episode.

At least she was at the time, I'm not sure if that record still holds

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4. Thanks for this