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Sep 11
2007
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BLACK IN TIME: A Moment In OUR HistoryPosted by Hugh in Untagged |
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Mae Jemison:
On September 12, 1992, The Space Shuttle, Endeavor, Blasted Off From Cape Canaveral, Florida And Dr. Mae Carol Jemison Became The First Black Woman To Go Into Space.
The 35 Year-Old Medical Doctor Did Experiments In Weightlessness And Motion Sickness During The Seven-Day Flight. Accompanying The First African American Woman In Space Were The First Married Couple And First Japanese Astronaut On An American Space Mission.
Born October 17, 1956, In Decatur, Alabama, At The Age Of 16, Jemison Enrolled In Stanford University Where She Studied Chemical Engineering And
