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Mae Jemison
American doctor and NASA astronaut / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mae Carol Jemison (born October 17, 1956) is an American physician and NASA astronaut. She became the first African-American woman to enter space when she served on the crew of the Space Shuttle Endeavour in September 1992. She has appeared on television several times, including as an actress in an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation.
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