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.

On Sept. 12, 1992, NASA astronaut Mae Jemison became the first African-American woman to go to space. In NASA's early days, women and people of color were never selected to go to space. NASA didn't ...

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 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 encourages young girls to dream big and never doubt themselves. Dr. Mae Jemison, the first black woman in outer space, fell in love with science at an early age. Decades later, she's ...

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 ...

SHREVEPORT, La. - February is Black History Month and KTBS 3/KPXJ CW 21 continue to salute the contributions of African Americans in labor with the help of Bossier Parish high school students. Mae ...

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 ...

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – A group of preschoolers are getting a lesson that’s out of this world and learning about Astronaut Mae Jemison. In 1992, Jemison flew onboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour, ...

A Monday morning interview with former NASA astronaut Mae Jemison on CBS News was derailed when network host Vladimir Duthiers used the word “mankind” ahead of a historic all-female Blue Origin flight ...