Early Life
What did she like to study as a kid?
Nature and all sorts of stuff outside.
What did she study while she was in space?
Weightlessness and motion sickness.
What has Mae fought for?
She has fought for young people to get to learn more about science.
Who was it named by?
Students
What fear does Mae have?
Fear of heights.
What happened in 1992?
A public school in Detroit, Michigan got named after her, it was named the Mae C. Jemison Academy.
What did she have obstacles of?
Racism and other things.
How old is the Space Shuttle Endeavour?
It is the newest Space Shuttle.
What is here dad's name?
Charlie Jemison
How old was she when she moved to Chicago Illinois?
3 years old
What Space Shuttle did She go on?
The Space Shuttle Endeavour
What does Jemison do to inspire people?
She inspires and encourages people to go after careers in medicine and science
Name at least 2 of the people that flew on the Space Shuttle Endeavour?
Robert L. Gibson
Curtis L. Brown Jr.
Mark C. Lee
N. Jan Davis
Jay Apt
Mae C. Jemison
Mamoru Mohri
What was her mom's job?
A teacher and an Author.
When and where was she born?
She was born in Decatur, Alabama, on October 17, 1956.
How many days was she in space?
7 days 22 hours 30 minutes.
What has Mae used her celebrity for?
She used her celebrity to allow some women to join NASA.
When did Endeavour have it's final mission?
In 2011
What is her mom's name?
Dorothy Mae Green Jemison
What are one of her quotes?
“The biggest challenge we all face is to learn about ourselves and to understand our strengths and weaknesses.” -
- Mae C. Jemison
What day did she go into space?
September 12, 1992.
Name at least 2 of Mae Jemison's job's
Astronaut, physician, actor, scientist, engineer, a professor, a dancer and an academic.
How much did Endeavour's construction cost?
$1.7 billion