Who was the first African American woman to travel into space?
Sally Ride
Valentina Tereshkova
Mae Jemison
Christa McAuliffe
Answer
Mae Jemison was the first African American woman to travel into space. She was born in 1956 in Decatur, Alabama. She studied chemical engineering at Stanford University and earned her medical degree from Cornell University Medical College. In 1987, she was selected as an astronaut candidate by NASA.
Beyond Boundaries: The Mae Jemison Quiz
Related Quizzes
Subscribe Now!
Learn something
new everyday
Playing quizzes is free! We send 1 quiz every week to your inbox