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Mae Carol Jemison (born October 17, 1956) is an American physician and a former NASA astronaut. She became the first Black woman to travel in space when she went into orbit aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour on September 12, 1992.

Early life and education

Mae Carol Jemison was born on October 17, 1956 in Decatur, Alabama The family moved to Chicago, Illinois, when Jemison was 3 to take advantage of better educational opportunities there. Jemison says that as a young girl growing up in Chicago she always assumed she'd get into space.
   As a child growing up, Jemison learned to make connections to the math with the help by studying nature.
   Jemison loved science growing up but she also loved the arts. "I love dancing! I took all kinds of dance — African dancing, ballet, jazz, modern — even Japanese dancing. I wanted to become a professional dancer," said Jemison. During high school she auditioned for the leading role of "Maria" in West Side Story. "I had a problem with the singing but I danced and acted pretty well enough for them to choose me. I think that people sometimes limit themselves and so rob themselves of the opportunity to realise their dreams. For me, I love the sciences and I also love the arts," says Jemison.
   Jemison graduated from Chicago's Morgan Park High School in 1973 and entered Stanford University at age 16.
   Jemison obtained her Doctor of Medicine degree in 1981 from Cornell Medical College (now Weill Medical College of Cornell University).
   Once while serving as a Doctor for the Peace Corps, a volunteer got sick and another doctor diagnosed malaria.

NASA career

In 1985 Jemison returned to the United States, entered private practice in Los Angeles as a general practitioner with CIGNA Health Plans of California Jemsion was turned down on her first application to NASA, but in 1987 Jemison was accepted on her second application and became one of the fifteen candidates accepted from over 2,000 applicants. "My task while I was with NASA wasn't to immediately start training for space flight, because it takes a while before you're assigned to a mission, but I did things like help to support the launch of vehicles at Kennedy Space Center," said Jemison.
   Dr. Jemison flew her only space shuttle mission from September 12 to 20, 1992 as a mission specialist on STS-47. "Many people don't see a connection between science and dance," says Jemison. Although Jemison's departure from NASA was amicable, NASA wasn't thrilled to see her leave. LeVar Burton found out, from a friend that Jemison was a big "Star Trek" fan and asked her if she'd be interested in being on the show, and she said, "Yeah!!"
   In 1994 Jemison founded the Dorothy Jemison Foundation for Excellence and named the foundation in honor of her mother. TEWS was introduced internationally to high school students in day programs in South Africa and Tunisia.
   In 1996, Jemison filed a complaint against a Texas police officer accusing him of police brutality during a traffic stop that ended in her arrest.
   In 1999 Jemison founded BioSentient Corp and has been working to develop a portable device that allows mobile monitoring of the involuntary nervous system. "BioSentient is examining AFTE as a treatment for anxiety, nausea, migraine and tension headaches, chronic pain, hypertension and hypotension, and stress-related disorders," says Jemison.
   In 2006, Jemison participated in African American Lives, a PBS television miniseries hosted by Henry Louis Gates, Jr., that traced the family history of eight famous African Americans using historical research and genetic techniques.
   In 2007, diagnostic test provider Gen-Probe Inc. announced that they wouldn't accept the resignation of Jemison from their Board of Directors.
   On February 17, 2008 Jemison was the featured speaker for the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority.
   Jemsion appears at charity events. Jemison is an active public speaker who appears before private and public groups promoting science and technology as well as providing an inspirational and educational message for young people. We talk about taking proper care of people, but we don't do it," Jemison says.;

Intrepid Award by the National Organization for Women

International Space Hall of Fame inductee (2004)

Honorary Doctorate of Science, Wilson College (2005) ;

Honorary Doctorate of Science, Dartmouth College (2006)

Honorary Doctorate of Engineering, Harvey Mudd College (2007)

Honorary Doctorate of Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (2007) Institutions named in her honor:

Mae C. Jemison Science and Space Museum, Wilbur Wright College, Chicago, (dedicated 1992);

Mae C. Jemison Academy, an alternative public school in Detroit (established 1992).

Mae Jemison School, an elementary public school (http://www.phsd144.net) in Hazel Crest, IL established 2001.Further Information

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