Mae Carol Jemison is an American engineer, physician, and former NASA astronaut. She became the first black woman to travel into space when she served as a mission specialist aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour. Jemison joined NASA's astronaut corps in 1987 and was selected to serve for the STS-47 mission, during which she orbited the Earth for nearly eight days on September 12–20, 1992.
Born in Alabama and raised in Chicago, Jemison graduated from Stanford University with degrees in chemical engineering as well as African and African-American studies. She then earned her medical degree from Cornell University. Jemison was a doctor for the Peace Corps in Liberia and Sierra Leone from 1983 until 1985 and worked as a general practitioner. In pursuit of becoming an astronaut, she applied to NASA.
Jemison left NASA in 1993 and founded a technology research company. She later formed a non-profit educational foundation and through the foundation is the principal of the 100 Year Starship project funded by DARPA.
Kitty O'Brien Joyner (July 11, 1916 – August 16, 1993) was an American
electrical engineer [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrical_engineering] with
the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics
The “Making Space for Girls” challenge is a partnership between SpaceKids Global, a Florida-based, non-profit established to use space exploration to engage children in STEAM learning and the Girl Scouts
Kitty O'Brien Joyner (July 11, 1916 – August 16, 1993) was an American
electrical engineer [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrical_engineering] with
the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics
The “Making Space for Girls” challenge is a partnership between SpaceKids Global, a Florida-based, non-profit established to use space exploration to engage children in STEAM learning and the Girl Scouts
Our fair planet sports a curved, sunlit crescent against the black backdrop of space in this stunning photograph.
From the unfamiliar perspective, the Earth is small and, like a telescopic
These three bright nebulae are often featured on telescopic tours of the
constellation Sagittarius and the crowded starfields of the central Milky Way.
In fact, 18th century cosmic tourist Charles
