2026-10-17 12:04 UTC
Happy birthday to Mae Carol Jemison (born October 17, 1956) a physician who became the first Black woman to travel in space when she went into orbit aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour for NASA, on September 12, 1992! She also has a B.S. in chemical engineering, served in the Peace Corps, is a dancer and choreographer, formed and runs her own company researching the application of technology 🧵
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@minouette@spore.social 2026-10-17 12:05
to daily life, and even appeared on Star Trek: The Next Generation (which would make her the first Star Trek actor who has been to space). Inspired to join NASA by Nichelle Nichols, who portrayed Lieutenant Uhura on Star Trek, she was the first real astronaut to appear on any Star Trek show. Jemison is a Professor-at-Large at Cornell University and was a professor of Environmental Studies at Dartmouth College from 1995 to 2002. 🧵2/
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@daniele_Hesse@mstdn.party 2026-10-17 14:53
@minouette@spore.social Mae Carol Jemison, first black woman in space.