On Sept. 12, 1992, NASA astronaut Mae Jemison became the first African-American woman to go to space. In NASA's early days, women and people of color were never selected to go to space. NASA didn't ...

Mae Jemison, the first woman of color in space, has an alternative view on the race to get humans on Mars: it isn’t enough. In October, President Obama penned an op-ed for CNN announcing a partnership ...

Dr. Mae Jemison made history as the first woman of color ever to travel to space in 1992. Jemison spent eight days in orbit and carried out 44 science experiments with her crewmates. She talks to "CBS ...

Dr. Mae Jemison encourages young girls to dream big and never doubt themselves. Dr. Mae Jemison, the first black woman in outer space, fell in love with science at an early age. Decades later, she's ...

Learn about Sally Ride, Mae Jemison, and Eileen Collins, some of the pioneering women at NASA who were among the first to suit up for spaceflight. Valerie Neal Sally Ride at the Lyndon B. Johnson ...

Mae Jemison demonstrated an early passion for science, earning a B.S. in chemical engineering and a B.A. in African American studies from Stanford, an M.D. from Cornell Medical College, and serving as ...