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Boosted by aredridel@kolektiva.social ("Mx. Aria Stewart"):
spocko@mastodon.online ("Spocko") wrote:

Today we're sending the first black person & the first woman to the moon.

But I know that Dr. Mae Jemison was the first black woman to travel into space when she served as a mission specialist aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour in 1992.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mae%5FJemison

Also, Jemison became the first real-life astronaut to appear on #StarTrek
Here's Jemison as Lt. Palmer in #StarTrekTNG episode Second Chances talking to Nichelle Nichols, Star Trek's Lt. Uhura, outside the set.
#Artemis #Artemis2

Dr Mae Jemison first female black astronaut in her Orange jump suit with her helmet. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mae_Jemison
In 1993, Mae Jemison appeared as Lieutenant Palmer in "Second Chances", an episode of the science fiction television series Star Trek: The Next Generation, becoming the first real-life astronaut to appear on Star Trek. Shown here with Nichel Nichols https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mae_Jemison