when did mae c jemison join nasa
Mae Carol Jemison (born October 17, 1956) is an American engineer, physician and NASA astronaut. She became the first African-American woman to travel in space when she went into orbit aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour on September 12, 1992. After medical school and a brief general practice, Jemison served in the Peace Corps from 1985 until 1987, when she was selected by NASA to join the astronaut corps. She resigned from NASA in 1993 to found a company researching the application of technology to daily life.
She also has training in African-American studies, dance and choreography. Jemison entered Stanford University in 1973 at the age of 16, graduated in 1977 and began Medical School at Cornell. While studying at Cornell, Jemison spent time providing medical care in Cuba, Kenya and Thailand. She earned her doctorate in medicine in 1981 and was accepted by NASA as an astronaut candidate in 1987.