She became the first African American woman to travel in space when she went into orbit aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour on September 12 , 1992 .
Mae Jemison - An American physician and NASA astronaut .
Mae Jemison became the first African American woman to travel in space when Mae Jemison went into orbit aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour on September 12 , 1992 .
Mae Jemison - An American physician and NASA astronaut .