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Mae Jemison

American engineer, physician, and former NASA astronaut born in 1956. Mae Jemison was born on 17 October 1956.

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Who is Mae Jemison?

Mae Jemison is best known for First African-American woman to travel into space as a mission specialist on the Space Shuttle Endeavour in 1992. Mae Jemison is an American public figure. Mae Jemison was born on 17 October 1956, which places Mae Jemison among the people in the Dead or Alive catalog born in the 1950s. On Dead or Alive, Mae Jemison is listed in the Space Exploration Pioneers category, where you can test yourself on similar names. Dead or Alive is a trivia game: you decide whether a famous person is still alive, then see the answer. The status for Mae Jemison is checked against public sources such as Wikidata and is shown only after you answer.

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Known for: First African-American woman to travel into space as a mission specialist on the Space Shuttle Endeavour in 1992
Nationality: American
Born: 17 October 1956
Listed under: Space Exploration Pioneers

About Mae Jemison

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. Jemison joined NASA's astronaut corps in 1987 and was selected for the STS-47 mission, during which the Endeavour orbited the Earth for nearly eight days on September 12–20, 1992. She then earned her medical degree from Cornell University. Jemison served as 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.

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What is Mae Jemison known for?

Mae Jemison is known for First African-American woman to travel into space as a mission specialist on the Space Shuttle Endeavour in 1992.

When was Mae Jemison born?

Mae Jemison was born on 17 October 1956.

What nationality is Mae Jemison?

Mae Jemison's nationality is American.

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Mae Jemison appears in Space Exploration Pioneers.

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