On Sept. 12, 1992, NASA astronaut Mae Jemison became the first African-American woman to go to space. Discover space history 👉 https://trib.al/Gb7NzNi In NASA's early days, women and people of color were never selected to go to space. NASA didn't send a woman to space until the seventh space shuttle mission in 1983. The first African-American man NASA launched into space flew on the following mission that same year. Nine years later, NASA finally selected an African-American woman to fly on STS

"Recognize that you have a right to participate... you have to believe it in yourself." The first Black woman in space, Mae Jemison broke boundaries and is living proof that not even the sky can limit your ambition if you believe in yourself enough. #BlackHistoryMonth | National Geographic TV