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First African-American woman in space STS-47 (September 12, 1992) [2] 6 Bernard A. Harris Jr. June 26, 1956 First African American to walk in space STS-55 (April 26, 1993) STS-63 (February 3, 1995) [2] 7 Winston E. Scott August 6, 1950 Veteran of three spacewalks STS-72 (January 11, 1996) STS-87 (November 19, 1997) [2] 8 Robert Curbeam March 5 ...
Mae Carol Jemison was born in Decatur, Alabama, on October 17, 1956, [1] [2] the youngest of three children of Charlie Jemison and Dorothy Jemison (née Green). [3] Her father was a maintenance supervisor for a charity organization, and her mother worked most of her career as an elementary school teacher of English and math at the Ludwig van Beethoven Elementary School in Chicago, Illinois.
Hidden Figures is a 2016 American biographical drama film directed by Theodore Melfi and written by Melfi and Allison Schroeder.It is loosely based on the 2016 non-fiction book of the same name by Margot Lee Shetterly about three female African-American mathematicians: Katherine Goble Johnson (Taraji P. Henson), Dorothy Vaughan (Octavia Spencer), and Mary Jackson (Janelle Monáe), who worked ...
NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins is set to become the first Black woman to live and work in space on a long-duration mission at the International Space Station.
Jessica Andrea Watkins (born May 14, 1988) is an American NASA astronaut, geologist, aquanaut and former international rugby player. Watkins was announced as the first Black woman who completed an International Space Station long-term mission in April 2022.
Find out what groundbreaking organization Ida B. Wells helped to found, who the first Black woman in space was, and a host of other facts on notable figures in history including Maya Angelou ...
Sian Proctor during the space camp Space 2101 at the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology in 2023. She is an international speaker, communicating about science education, leadership, spacial simulations, sustainable foods and diversity in science. Furthermore, she has given several TEDx Talks. [35] [41] [42] [43]
Jeanette Jo Epps (born November 3, 1970) is an American aerospace engineer and NASA astronaut.Epps received both her M. S. and Ph.D. degrees in aerospace engineering from the University of Maryland, where she was part of the rotor-craft research group and was a NASA GSRP Fellow.