Mae Carol Jemison is an African-American physician and NASA astronaut. On June 4, 1987, she became the first African American woman to be admitted into the astronaut-training program. On September 12, 1992, Jemison flew into space with 6 other astronauts aboard the Endeavour on mission STS47. On that day, she became the first African-American woman in space. Mae Jemison was born on October 17, 1956 in Decatur, Alabama. She grew up in an extended family home with both of her biological parents; Charlie Jemison and Dorothy Green Jemison. According to biography.com, she grew up in a working-class family, as her father was a roofer and carpenter her mother was an elementary school teacher. She is the youngest of three siblings. “Her sister, Ada
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She was “responsible for conducting crew-related scientific experiments on the space shuttle” (Biography.com Editors 1). On September 12th, 1992, Jemison flew into space with 6 other astronauts aboard the Endeavor on mission STS47, becoming the first African-American woman in space. As a result of her outstanding accomplishments, Mae Jemison has received many honors and awards. She received the 1988 Essence Science and Technology Award, the 1992 Ebony Black Achievement Award, and a Montgomery Fellowship from Dartmouth College in 1993. She was also named Gamma Sigma Gamma Woman of the Year in 1990. In addition, “Jemison has been a member of several prominent organizations, including the American Medical Association, the American Chemical Society and the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and served on the board of directors of the World Sickle Cell Foundation from 1990 to 1992. She has also served as an advisory committee member of the American Express Geography Competition and an honorary board member of the Center for the Prevention of Childhood Malnutrition. After leaving the astronaut corps in March 1993, Jemison accepted a teaching fellowship at Dartmouth. She also established the Jemison Group, a company that seeks to research, develop and market advanced technologies,” (Biography.com …show more content…
Jemison owns Jemison also created The Earth We Share, a science camp for twelve-to sixteen-year-olds that helps improve students' problem-solving skills. She remains a popular public speaker, and in 2001 her autobiography, Find Where the Wind Goes: Moments from My Life, was published. She is an advocate for the fight against police brutality and she is a role model to women and African-Americans. Mae devotes much of her attention to the 100 Year Starship, which she says is “pursuing an extraordinary tomorrow to create a better world today.” In her spare moments, Mae is a lifelong and accomplished
She was “responsible for conducting crew-related scientific experiments on the space shuttle” (Biography.com Editors 1). On September 12th, 1992, Jemison flew into space with 6 other astronauts aboard the Endeavor on mission STS47, becoming the first African-American woman in space. As a result of her outstanding accomplishments, Mae Jemison has received many honors and awards. She received the 1988 Essence Science and Technology Award, the 1992 Ebony Black Achievement Award, and a Montgomery Fellowship from Dartmouth College in 1993. She was also named Gamma Sigma Gamma Woman of the Year in 1990. In addition, “Jemison has been a member of several prominent organizations, including the American Medical Association, the American Chemical Society and the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and served on the board of directors of the World Sickle Cell Foundation from 1990 to 1992. She has also served as an advisory committee member of the American Express Geography Competition and an honorary board member of the Center for the Prevention of Childhood Malnutrition. After leaving the astronaut corps in March 1993, Jemison accepted a teaching fellowship at Dartmouth. She also established the Jemison Group, a company that seeks to research, develop and market advanced technologies,” (Biography.com …show more content…
Jemison owns Jemison also created The Earth We Share, a science camp for twelve-to sixteen-year-olds that helps improve students' problem-solving skills. She remains a popular public speaker, and in 2001 her autobiography, Find Where the Wind Goes: Moments from My Life, was published. She is an advocate for the fight against police brutality and she is a role model to women and African-Americans. Mae devotes much of her attention to the 100 Year Starship, which she says is “pursuing an extraordinary tomorrow to create a better world today.” In her spare moments, Mae is a lifelong and accomplished