Early life. Born in Decatur, Ala., on Oct. 17, 1956, Mae Carol Jemison moved to Chicago at the age of 3 and considers the city her hometown. The youngest of three children born to a maintenance ...

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 ...

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)-- A portion of Grand Central Terminal was turned into an interactive science exhibit with a very impressive instructor Wednesday. Astronaut Mae Jemison, the first female ...

Dr. Mae Jemison has gone into outer space and seen the brightest stars closer than most people, but for Jemison, the brightest stars have yet to shine. Those stars are the students participating in… ...

US astronaut, doctor and engineer Mae Jemison became the first Black woman to go into space in 1992. She was one of seven crew aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour, on a mission named STS-47 . The ...

Dr. Mae Jemison is a genius, offers real advice for kids. By Yvette Caslin Oct 21, ... Here, she shares her opinion on Nat Geo’s “Mars” and how parents can encourage kids to embrace ...

On Sept. 12, 1992, NASA astronaut Mae Jemison became the first African-American woman to go to space. ... My husband and I have 9 kids and $70,000 in student debt. How do we pay it off?

Dr. Mae Jemison, the first woman of color in space, shares wisdom and encouragement with "CBS Mornings" co-host Gayle King ahead of King's upcoming Blue Origin launch.

Mae Carol Jemison is an American engineer, physician and NASA astronaut. She became the first African American woman to travel in space when she went into orbit aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour ...