Black History KS1

Date: 25th Oct 2024 @ 10:04pm

For Black History Month we learned all about Mae Jemison, who was the first Black Woman to go up in space. 

Born in 1956, Mae Jemison received degrees in Chemical Engineering and African American Studies and went on to become a medical doctor and officer in the Peace Corps.

In 1983, after watching Sally Ride, Jemison decided to apply to the astronaut program at NASA. On September 12, 1992, Jemison went into orbit aboard the space shuttle Endeavour as the first African American woman in space.

Jemison left NASA in 1993, continuing to work for the benefit of others as an educator, entrepreneur, and author.