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How the first Black woman pilot left her mark on Jacksonville and future aviators
Bessie Coleman was an ambitious young woman, inspired by Black pilots in World War I. Her accomplishments inspired generations of women and girls aspiring to become pilots.
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Astronaut Hall of Fame to honor Bernard Harris and Peggy Whitson in May
Founded in 1990, the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame is part of the Heroes & Legends attraction at the Kennedy Space Center ...
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The remarkable true story of Mae Jemison, the first woman of colour in space
As the rockets fired against the Florida launch pad, Jemison was on her way to becoming the first woman of colour and first African-American woman ... that all of the astronauts were white men.
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St. Louis Park Honors Black History Month with Tribute to Local Educator and Astronaut Dr. Mae Jemison
St. Louis Park celebrates Black History Month by featuring local employee Justin Grays and his inspiration, astronaut Dr. Mae Jemison.
NASA astronaut Suni Williams becomes woman with most hours spent on spacewalks
NASA astronaut Suni Williams set a female spacewalk record after venturing outside the International Space Station with ...
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OTD In Space – January 13: NASA Hires First Female Astronauts
On January 13, 1978, NASA selected its eighth and most diverse class of astronauts ... the first American woman to fly in space in 1983. That same year, Guy Bluford became the first African ...
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Five black chemists who made a difference
The first African-American woman to fly in space, Mae Jemison (1956-) holds a ... on the bone cell research experiment flown on the mission. She was also the first astronaut to appear on Star Trek.