Jemison was part of the first group of astronauts chosen after the Challenger accident in 1987. During her eight-day mission on Endeavour in 1992, she became the first woman of color to travel to ...

In honor of National Women’s History Month, I extend a special salute to Joan Higginbotham, the only woman on the panel, as well as to other women like Sunita Williams, who have served and are ...

In 1987, engineer and scientist Dr. Mae Jemison became the first African American woman admitted to NASA’s astronaut training program. In 1992, she became the first Black woman astronaut in space.

becoming the first Black woman in space. During the mission, she conducted experiments on motion sickness, frog fertility, and bone cells. Kalpana Chawla, an engineer, pilot, and astronaut ...