Mae Jemison
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Mae Carol Jemison is an American engineer, physician, and former NASA astronaut. She became the first African-American woman to travel into space when she served as a mission specialist aboard the Spa
Jemison in July 1992
Jemison at the Kennedy Space Center in 1992
Jemison during Space Shuttle mission STS-47
Jemison aboard the Spacelab Japan module on Endeavour
Nichelle Nichols
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Grace Dell "Nichelle" Nichols was an American actress, singer and dancer whose portrayal of Uhura in Star Trek and its film sequels was groundbreaking for African American actresses on American televi
Mae Jemison
…from a young age that she wanted to study science and someday go into space. The television show Star Trek and, in particular, African-American actress Nichelle Nichols' portrayal of Lieutenant Uhura further stoked her interest in space. Jemison enjoyed studying nature and human physiology, using her observations to…
Nichols in 1979
Nichols as Lieutenant Nyota Uhura on Star Trek, 1967
Nichols in 2012
Nichols (fourth from the left) with most of the cast of Star Trek visiting the Space Shuttle Enterprise at the Rockwell International plant at Palmdale, California, U.S., 1976