Mae C. Jemison
American engineer
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Mae Carol Jemison is an American engineer, physician, and former NASA astronaut. She became the first African-American woman to travel into space when she served as a mission specialist aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour in 1992. Wikipedia
Born: October 17, 1956 (age 67 years), Decatur, AL
Space missions: STS-47
Education: Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences (1981), Stanford Engineering (1977), and Morgan Park High School (1973)
Siblings: Ada Jemison Bullock and Charles Jemison
Parents: Charlie Jemison and Dorothy Green