Mae Jemison Travels to Space

Date: September 12, 1992 • Location: Washington, United States

Aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour, American Mae Jemison became the first Black woman to travel to space.

Space Shuttle Endeavour is a retired orbiter from NASA's Space Shuttle program and the fifth and final operational Shuttle built. It embarked on its first mission, STS-49, in May 1992 and its 25th and final mission, STS-134, in May 2011. STS-134 was expected to be the final mission of the Space Shuttle program, but with the authorization of STS-135 by the United States Congress, Atlantis became the last shuttle to fly.