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 ...

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 ...