In 1992 Mae Jemison became the first African-American woman astronaut, on this shuttle whose name means "to try"
He was given a Christian name "Nelson" by his teacher - the name 
means... [DOC] [TLE] Looking Back: Astronaut Mae Jemison Suits Up For Launch | NASA [PAR] Feb 18, 2016 ... 12, 1992, launch day of the STS-47 Spacelab-J mission on space shuttle ... Dr. 
Jemison was the first African-American woman to fly in space.