Dr. Mae Jemison talking with students from Decatur, Alabama, at the Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville.

Jemison, a medical doctor and astronaut, was the first African American woman to travel to space. She was a crew member aboard the space shuttle Endeavor, which launched in September 1992. (Jemison was born in Decatur but raised in Chicago, Illinois.)

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Schultz, Eric J.
Format: Electronic
Published: Alabama Department of Archives and History
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Online Access:http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/amg/id/141860
Description
Summary:Jemison, a medical doctor and astronaut, was the first African American woman to travel to space. She was a crew member aboard the space shuttle Endeavor, which launched in September 1992. (Jemison was born in Decatur but raised in Chicago, Illinois.)