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The First Black Female Astronaut

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Dr. Mae Carol Jemison became the first black female astronaut when she took off on board the space shuttle Endeavor on September 12, 1992 in mission STS-47. Born on October 17, 1956 as the youngest of three children, Mae became a medical doctor and worked for several charitable causes before joining NASA in 1987. During the 1992 mission she conducted biological and material science experiments.

She left NASA in 1993 for a teaching position and has been seen on the Discovery Channel and also appeared in an episode of "Star Trek: The Next Generation."

Source: CNN

Posted: 2002-02-21 9:19:13 AM

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