Dr. Mae Jemison fulfilled her childhood dream of becoming a scientist. She then became the first woman of color in space, flying aboard Space Shuttle Endeavor in Sept., 1992., breaking a barrier she noticed as a little girl. She is also an entrepreneur and director of the 100-year Starship Program, which works to make human space travel beyond the solar system a reality within the next century.
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