65 years ago today, Mae Jemison, the astronaut who was the first African-American woman to journey into space, was born. Raised in Chicago, Dr. Jemison earned a degree in chemical engineering along with a medical degree—and learned Russian, Swahili, and Japanese. She was elected to serve as a mission specialist aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour […]
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