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Secret Life of Scientists and Engineers
Mae Jemison: 30S on When An Astronaut Visits Star Trek
Season 2014
Episode 58
Mae Jemison is a physician, engineer, educator, entrepreneur, and the first woman of color in the world to go into space - she was a NASA astronaut for six years. Currently, Mae devotes much of her attention to the 100 Year Starship, which she says is "pursuing an extraordinary tomorrow to create a better world today." In her spare moments, Mae is a lifelong and accomplished dancer.
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