Mae Jemison, First African-American Woman in Space
In 1992, Mae Jemison flew into space aboard the Endeavour, becoming the first African-American woman in space. Jemison shared her story of growing up in the 1960s. “There were so many things we thought we could change and do,” she said during a discussion of interstellar travel at the 2016 Aspen Ideas Festival.
Watch as Jamison discusses the potential for future human travel beyond our solar system, to another star, in her full talk: