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'''Mae Carol Jemison''', MD, {{born|17|October|1956}} is an American physician and astronaut. She was the first African-American woman to travel in space, aboard the shuttle ''Endeavour''. She served as the science mission specialist on the STS-47 Spacelab J flight, which launched {{d|12|September|1992}}. Jemison was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame in 1993. She is also a ''[[Star Trek]]'' fan. While in space, Jemison began each shift by informing Mission Control in Houston that "hailing frequencies were open."
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In {{y|1993}} she appeared as [[Lieutenant junior grade]] [[Palmer (Lieutenant JG)|Palmer]] in the ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' [[TNG Season 6|sixth season]] episode {{e|Second Chances}}. Jemison is also a good friend of [[Nichelle Nichols]] who visited her on the set while filming "Second Chances." She has the unique distinction of being the first "real" astronaut to ever appear on ''Star Trek.'' She was followed by [[E. Michael Fincke]] and [[Terry Virts]], who appeared in ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise]].'' Jemison also appeared in the television documentaries ''[[Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond]]'' in {{y|1996}} and ''[[How William Shatner Changed the World]]'' in {{y|2005}}.
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Dr. Jemison is the leader of the [http://www.100yss.org/initiatives.html 100 Year Starship Initiative], which seeks the launch of an interstellar voyage within the next 100 years. [[LeVar Burton]] serves on the group's advisory committee. [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/49151062/ns/technology_and_science-space]
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== External links ==
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* [http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/jemison-mc.html Mae Jemison biography] at [http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/ NASA Astronaut Biographies]
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* {{wikipedia|Mae Jemison}}
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* {{IMDb-link|page=nm0420648}}
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