Mae Jemison Quotes


The reality is that we know that this universe, that our galaxy, has billions of stars. We know that stars have planets. So the likelihood that there is life somewhere else to me is just absolutely there.


Citations

Jemison, Mae. Find Where the Wind Goes: Moments from My Life. Scholastic, 2001.

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Mae Jemison
Mae Jemison
  • Born: October 17, 1956
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Physician, Engineer, Professor

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. Jemison joined NASA's astronaut corps in 1987 and was selected to serve for the STS-47 mission, during which she orbited the Earth for nearly eight days on September 12–20, 1992.