In 1992 Mae Jemison became the first African-American woman astronaut, on this shuttle whose name means "to try"
.... collection of great little activities to try at schools of all levels, but 
there was so .... Mae JEMISON was the first African- ... became the first Japanese 
female ... Robert CURBEAM may not have been the first African-American ... 
American astronauts in space, flying on the Shuttle four times between 1983 and 
1992... [DOC] [TLE] What Role Have Women Played in the History of the Space Program ... [PAR] Mar 22, 2005 ... Dr. Rhea Seddon became the first to try a satellite repair out of the ... Dr. Tamara 
Jernigan was the payload commander on the first Shuttle flight dedicated in its 
entirety to ... Dr. Mae Jemison became the first African-American woman in ... six 
women to graduate from the NASA Space Program for Astronauts.