Stephanie Wilson
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Stephanie Diana Wilson is an American engineer and a NASA astronaut. She flew to space onboard three Space Shuttle missions and is the second African American woman to go into space after Mae Jemison.
Wilson in 2019
Wilson during STS-120, with a model of Node 2 floating in front of her
Wilson participates in a training session in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center
The four astronauts of STS-131 and Expedition 23 (Wilson to the bottom right), the first time four women being at the same time in space.
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
Stephanie Wilson
…engineer and a NASA astronaut. She flew to space onboard three Space Shuttle missions and is the second African American woman to go into space after Mae Jemison. As of 2026, her almost 43 days in space are the second most of any female African American astronaut, having been surpassed by Jessica Watkins in 2022…
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