William Shatner may have boldly gone where no “Star Trek” captain had gone before, but he was not the first actor from the beloved science-fiction franchise to venture into space. That honor rests ...

Mae C. Jemison is a pioneer in more ways than one. In 1992, as a mission specialist aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour, Jemison, the first Black female astronaut, also became the first Black woman in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On Sept. 12, 1992, NASA astronaut Mae Jemison became the first African-American woman to go to space.In NASA's early days, women ...

Mae Jemison was the first African American woman to become an astronaut. An engineer and physician, she was selected from among 15 finalists out two thousand applicants to be an astronaut. In 1992 she ...

William Shatner may have boldly gone where no “Star Trek” captain had gone before, but he was not the first actor from the beloved science-fiction franchise to venture into space. That honor rests ...