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.

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 ...

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 ...

FORT SMITH -- The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith is inviting the public to an out of this world presentation next month. NASA's first science mission specialist and first Black woman in space, ...

Dr. Mae Jemison, the first woman of color in space, will deliver a free public lecture titled "Exploring the Frontiers of Science and Human Potential" at the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith on ...

FORT SMITH -- The first African-American woman to go to outer space, Mae Jemison, said she ventured beyond the earth because she wanted to. Jemison visited the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith ...

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 ...

Trailblazing astronaut Mae Jemison offered a quick lesson during an interview, correcting a reporter who used the term “mankind” instead of the more inclusive “humankind.” The awkward exchange ...