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- Birth nameMae Carol Jemison
- Height5′ 9″ (1.75 m)
- Mae C. Jemison was born on October 17, 1956 in Decatur, Alabama, USA. She is an actress, known for Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987), Lightyear (2022) and Mars (2016).
- (September 12, 1992) First African-American woman to go into space.
- Good friends with Star Trek actress Nichelle Nichols, who was the first black female space traveler portrayed on television.
- American physician and astronaut; science mission specialist on STS-47 Spacelab J flight.
- Joined the Peace Corps and served as a Peace Corps Medical Officer from 1983 to 1985.
- Inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame in 1993.
- I'm very aware of the fact that I'm not the first African-American woman who had the skills, the talent, the desire to be an astronaut. I happen to be the first one NASA selected.
- Being first gives you a responsibility. You have a public platform and you must choose how to use it. I use mine to help folks become more comfortable with the idea that science is integral to our world. I vowed that I would talk about my work and ask people about theirs - the nitty-gritty details. These conversations are critical.
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