WOMEN IN SCIENCE MAE CAROL JEMISON ASTRONAUT AND EDUCATOR By lemima Ploscariu Content Consultant Gregory Vogt Assistant Professor Center for Educational Outreach Baylor College of Medicine Essential Library An Imprint of Abdo Publishing abdopublishing com
CHAPTER ONE ENDEAVOR TO DREAM 5 On the morning of September 12 1992 Mae Carol Jemison woke up early to prepare for the biggest day of her life In her room at the Kennedy Space Center in central Florida she donned a specially designed striped shirt and slacks and then went to breakfast There she was joined by the rest of the seven member crew of the space shuttle Endeavour commander Robert Hoot Gibson pilot Curtis Brown mission specialists Mark Lee Dr Jay Apt and Dr Jan Davis and payload specialist Dr Mamoru Mohri They all enjoyed a hearty meal of their choosing whether the traditional pre launch breakfast of steak and eggs or something else The steak and eggs meal had become an astronaut tradition ever since Alan Shepard became the first American launched into space in May 1961 In September 1992 physician Mae Jemison was one of two women on the crew of the space shuttle Endeavour
