Ito start sending in my manuscript to
Literary Agents,
so I don't want to spend a lot of time writing up a long
Post
on my
Blog
today.
So I thought I would give you a little background on one of my heroes with the help of
Mae Carol Jemison (born October 17, 1956) is an American engineer, physician and NASA astronaut. She became the first black woman to travel in space when she served as an astronaut aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour. After graduating medical school and a brief general practice, Jemison served in the Peace Corps
from 1985 until 1987. In 1987 her application to become an astronaut
was accepted by NASA and on September 12, 1992 she was a mission
specialist aboard STS-47.
In 1993 she resigned from NASA and founded a company researching the
application of technology to daily life. She has appeared on television
several times, including as an actress in an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation. She is a dancer and holds nine honorary doctorates in science, engineering, letters, and the humanities. She is the current principal of the 100 Year Starship organization.
The 100 Year Starship (100YSS) is a joint U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and National Aeronautics and Space Administration
(NASA) grant project to a private entity. The goal of the study is to
create a business plan that can foster the research and technology
needed for interstellar travel within 100 years.
This is,
Saying I Was Proud Enough Just Bringing Up Seven Children,
What An Extraordinary Life She Is Living,
Jim Hauenstein,
And,
"It’s your place in the world; it’s your life. Go on and do all you can
with it, and make it the life you want to live."
- Mae Jemison -
That is my story and I am sticking to it!
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