JOURNAL ARTICLE

FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMAN IN SPACE.

  • Published In: All About History, 2025, n. 160. P. 6 1 of 2

  • Database: History Reference Ultimate 2 of 2

Abstract

REGULARSDefining Moments12 September 1992Alabama-born NASA astronaut Mae Jemison became the first African American woman in space when she travelled on the Space Shuttle Endeavour as part of the STS-47 mission. She spent eight days in space and orbited the Earth 127 times while conducting scientific experiments aboard the Spacelab Japan module. The mission was Jemison's only space flight. She left NASA the following year and embarked on careers as an entrepreneur, educator and author. [Extracted from the article]

Additional Information

  • Source:All About History. 2025/10, Issue 160, p6
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:Science
  • Publication Date:2025
  • ISSN:2052-5877
  • Accession Number:187657849
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