Dr. Mae Carol Jemison
(born October 17, 1956)
is an American engineer, physician and NASA astronaut. She became the first black woman to travel in space when she served as an astronaut aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour.
After graduating medical school and a brief general practice, Jemison served in the Peace Corps
from 1985 until 1987.
In 1987 her application to become an astronaut
was accepted by NASA and on September 12, 1992 she was a mission
specialist aboard STS-47.
In 1993 she resigned from NASA and found a company researching the
application of technology to daily life.
She has appeared on television
several times, including as an actress in an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation.
She is a dancer and holds nine honorary doctorates in science, engineering, letters, and the humanities. She is the current principal of the 100 Year Starship.
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