In 1992 Mae Jemison became the first African-American woman astronaut, on this shuttle whose name means "to try"
..... By December 1968, Apollo 8 was ready to try for lunar orbit (on the 
Saturn V's... [DOC] [TLE] Mae C. Jemison The First African American In Space (But What ... [PAR] Mar 8, 2016 ... First African-American Female Astronaut.