On September 12th, 1992, Mae Jemison became the first woman of color to travel to space. Boarded on the Space Shuttle Endeavour, her curiosity, tenacity, and optimism made history and paved way for ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On Sept. 12, 1992, NASA astronaut Mae Jemison became the first African-American woman to go to space. In NASA's early days, women ...

Mae Jemison, the first woman of color in space, has an alternative view on the race to get humans on Mars: it isn’t enough. In October, President Obama penned an op-ed for CNN announcing a partnership ...

The first black woman to ever venture into space chided a CBS anchor after the journalist used the term “mankind” in an interview with her leading up to Blue Origin’s historic all-female flight Monday ...

The first Black woman to go into space made one small step for gender equality on Monday. During a CBS News segment that aired before the rocket launch, Jemison noted how her own experience taught her ...

Portrait of Mae Jemison, photographed at the National Space Biomedical Research Institute in Houston, TX, November 2, 2016. Portrait of Mae Jemison, photographed at the National Space Biomedical ...

Sharon Caples McDougle, NASA’s first African American spacesuit technician, broke barriers and paved the way for future ...

We're going to end the program today where we began - in Texas. As we've been reporting, residents there are still struggling to cope with the effects of that powerful winter storm that hit the state ...

Kash Deaton said her goal is for students to develop the ability to work through challenges independently before turning to outside resources.

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