Mae Jemison, American physician and the first African American woman to become an astronaut. In 1992 she spent more than a week orbiting Earth in the space shuttle Endeavour. After completing her NASA mission, she formed the Jemison Group to develop and market advanced technologies. More @Wikipedia
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