Early Life
Eduation
Major Contributions
Honors
Historical Events
100

When was Mae C. Jemison Born and where was she born?

October 17, 1956, in Decatur Alabama

100

What are the four languages that Mae can speak?

She speaks fluent Russian, Japanese, and Swahili, as well as English

100

What was one of the biggest thing she did while she worked at NASA?

She was the first African Ameican Woman in space.

100

What was the first award that she got?

She won the science and technology award

100

When did Mae Carol complete her training as a mission specialist with NASA?

1988

200

How many siblings does she have?

She has 3 and she is the youngest of 3

200

Where did she go to collage?

Harvard

200

In space what was she the co-investigator in?

Bone cell research experiment.

200

What award did she win in 1993?

The Montgomery Fellowship

200

How many days was Mae in space?

8 days

300

What are Mae's parent's names?

Charlie and Dorothy Jemison

300

How old was she when she went to college?

16 in the year of 1977

300

What was her job on the spaceship?

She was the science mission specialist on that flight.

300

In what year did she win the Ebony Black Achievement Award?

1992

300

During the years 1985-1987 what was she doing?

She was doing Peace Corps

400

Where did she move to when she was 3?

Chicago

400

When she graduated collage what two degrees did graduate in? 

She graduated with degrees in both chemical engineering and Afro-American studies

400

What did she conduct in space?

Jemison conducted tests on weightlessness and motion sickness

400

Where is the school that was named after her?

Detroit, Michigan

400

What was the name of the mission that Mae did?

STS 47

500

Was she interested in going to the library to read?

Yes, and she liked to read about science.

500

On June 4, 1987, what did she get accepted into?

The NASA astronaut training program

500

Where does she work?

She works at the international Science Camp



500

In what year did Mae get named Gamma Sigma Gamma Woman of the Year Award?

1990

500

What does she establish when she was done with NASA?

She established the Jemison Group.