Not only is Dr. Jemison the first Black Female astronaut in NASA history but an accomplished medical doctor.

After earning her M.D. at Cornell University in 1981, she went on to research various vaccines in conjunction with the Center for Disease Control (CDC). Her expertise and medical research were utilized on her space mission aboard the shuttle Endeavour through various experiments containing materials processing and life sciences in space.

Her expertise and medical research were utilized on her space mission aboard the shuttle Endeavour through various experiments containing materials processing and life sciences in space.