Mae Jemison
On September 12, 1992, The Space Shuttle, Endeavor, Blasted Off From Cape Canaveral, Florida And Dr. Mae Carol Jemison Became The First Black Woman To Go Into Space.
The 35 Year-Old Medical Doctor Did Experiments In Weightlessness And Motion Sickness During The Seven-Day Flight. Accompanying The First African American Woman In Space Were The First Married Couple And First Japanese Astronaut On An American Space Mission.
Born October 17, 1956, In Decatur, Alabama, At The Age Of 16, Jemison Enrolled In Stanford University Where She Studied Chemical Engineering And African American Studies. She Later Attended Cornell University Medical College, After Which She Worked For A Few Years As A Peace Corps Doctor In West Africa.
Jemison Was Accepted Into The NASA Program As Science Specialist, In 1987. In 1999 She Founded BioSentient Corp And Has Been Working To Develop A Portable Device That Enables Mobile Monitoring Of The Involuntary Nervous System.
Her Company, The Jemison Group, Researches, Markets And Develops Science Technology For Daily Life.
She Is Also A Member Of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority.
"In Order For Black History To Live, We Must Continue To Breathe Life Into It." -- Hubert Gaddy, Jr.
