In 1992 Mae Jemison became the first African-American woman astronaut, on this shuttle whose name means "to try"
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mission on space shuttle Endeavour, NASA astronaut Mae Jemison waits ..... On 
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Others-notably Skylab and the Space Shuttle-advanced our capabilities by ...