Celebrate Black History Month by learning about the first Black woman to go into space- former NASA Astronaut Mae Jemison! This month, children ages 3-5 together with their caregivers will discover ...

Mae Jemison was born in Decatur, Alabama on October 17, 1956, the youngest of three children. The Jemison family moved to Chicago when Mae was only three. It was in Chicago that an uncle introduced ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- As we celebrate Black history, Dr. Mae Jemison is a first but certainly not a last. Jemison has worn so many hats throughout her career, but she had to overcome many obstacles.

More than three decades after making history aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour, Dr. Mae Jemison continues to inspire the next wave of space travelers while championing science and education on Earth.

This is the first black women to travel to space. Mae C. Jemison became the first African American women to be admitted into the astronaut program on June 4, 1987. And she made history again on ...

More than three decades after making history aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour, Dr. Mae Jemison continues to inspire the next wave of space travelers while championing science and education on Earth.

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 ...