Astronaut Mae Jemison

by Allison Lassieur

Book Overview

While watching Star Trek on television as a child, Mae Jemison was certain she would one day visit space. As an adult, she made this dream a reality when she became the first black female NASA astronaut.

Jemison became a medical doctor before applying for NASA's Space Shuttle program. Then, in 1992, she blasted off on the shuttle Endeavour and conducted scientific experiments to test the effects of space on human bone cells. Jemison has...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1512413119
• ISBN13: 9781512413113
• Release Date: August 2016
• Publisher: Lerner Classroom
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.8" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 7 to 11 years
• Grade Range: Grades 2 to 6