Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On September 12th, 1992, Mae Jemison became the first woman of color to travel to space. Boarded on the Space Shuttle Endeavour, ...

Mae Jemison, the first African American woman in space, inspires with her philosophy of not limiting oneself or others due to ...

More than three decades after making history aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour, Dr. Mae Jemison continues to inspire the next wave of space travelers while championing science and education on Earth.

Mae Jemison was born in Decatur, Alabama on October 17, 1956, the youngest of three children. The Jemison family moved to Chicago when Mae was only three. It was in Chicago that an uncle introduced ...

As a species, we have long looked to the stars. They have provided navigational guidance, spurred our imaginations, and inspired us to explore. We are explorers who have spread around the world and ...

In the 55 years of space travel, fewer than 550 people have journeyed out of earth's orbit. Mae Jemison is one of them. More than 20 years ago, Jemison became the first African-American woman in space ...

Mae Jemison likes to point out that when H.G. Wells wrote The First Men on the Moon in 1901, humans could barely fly planes. Less than 100 years later, people were indeed walking on the moon. To ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- As we celebrate Black history, Dr. Mae Jemison is a first but certainly not a last. Jemison has worn so many hats throughout her career, but she had to overcome many obstacles.

As a child, Mae Jemison worried that aliens would get the wrong idea about humanity from looking at the all-white, all-male crews of the earliest space missions. 25 years ago today, she helped set the ...

In September, Dr. Mae Jemison will celebrate the 25th anniversary of her journey into space in 1992 — a trip she envisioned since her childhood. The voyage marked the first time an African-American ...