It took until 1992, but this astronaut finally broke the glass ceiling, becoming the first female African American in space.

Mae Jemison has an incredible resume. After serving as a doctor in the Peace Corps in Sierra Leone and Liberia, Jemison set her sights on the sky. Aboard the space shuttle Endeavor, she became the first Black woman in space in 1992 and even went on to start her own tech research company. Oh – and she starred in a Star Trek episode.

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