Mae Carol Jemison is an American engineer, physician, and former NASA astronaut. She became the first black woman to travel into space when she served as a mission specialist aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour.

Is Mae Jemison still alive today?

Decatur, Alabama, U.S. Mae Carol Jemison (born October 17, 1956) is an American engineer, physician, and former NASA astronaut. Jemison left NASA in 1993 and founded a technology research company. ...

What year and where was Mae Jemison born?

Jemison was born on October 17, 1956, in Decatur, Alabama.