Mae C. Jemison
Mae C. Jemison. Robyn D. Birth of Mae C. Jemison. She was born on October 17 th 1956 in Decatur, Alabama. Mae C. Jemison’s Parents. Her father’s name was Charlie Jemison. Her mother’s name was Dorothy Green Jemison. Her father was a roofer and a carpenter.
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Mae C. Jemison Robyn D.
Birth of Mae C. Jemison She was born on October 17th 1956 in Decatur, Alabama.
Mae C. Jemison’s Parents • Her father’s name was Charlie Jemison. • Her mother’s name was Dorothy Green Jemison. • Her father was a roofer and a carpenter. • Her mother was an elementary school teacher.
Mae C. Jemison’s Accomplishments • She was the first African American to ever go into space. • She was also an astronaut and a physician.
Mae C. Jemison’s Appearance • She is African American. • She has black hair and dark brown eyes.
Mae C Jemison’s Age • Mae Carol Jemison would be 57 years old if she were still living.
Mae C. Jemison’s Achievements • In 1998 Mae Carol Jemison won the Essence Science and Technology Award. • Also, in 1992 she received the Ebony Black Achievement Award.
Mae C. Jemison’s Family • She was never married, so she did not have a husband. • She did not have children.
Fun Facts About Mae C. Jemison • On the date of March 1993, Jemison resigned from the astronaut program. • In a space craft, she did the first experiment that fertilized frog eggs in space. Her zodiac sign is Libra.
More Fun Facts About Mae C. Jemison • She was a high school graduate at the age of 16 at Stanford University. • After she graduated medical school, from Cornell University in 1981, she joined the Peace Corps and served from 1983-1985 in West Africa. • Quotes: ‘‘I’d love to go I into space again if there were a mission to Mars.’’
