Loyola Phoenix: Jemison makes space history on Endeavour
Item
Title
Loyola Phoenix: Jemison makes space history on Endeavour
Description
This article gives an overview of Mae Jemison's role as the first African-American female astronaut in space and its significance for African-American history and women. Mae Jemison, a Chicagoan, became the first African-American female astronaut on a mission aboard the space shuttle <i>Endeavour</i>. Experimenting with the growth of tadpoles into frogs, she studied the phenomenon of weightlessness. She also observed the use of biofeedback to control motion sickness in space.
Date, date span, or circa acceptable
1992-10-7
File name
Loyola Phoenix 1992, October 7, page 15
Sources archive, University Archives and Special Collections or Women and Leadership Archives
University Archives and Special Collections
Source
Loyola University Archives and Special Collections, Loyola Phoenix 1992, October 7, page 15
Subject
Mae Jemison
Endeavour
Rights
Contact the Loyola University Chicago Archives and Special Collections, archive@luc.edu, for permission to copy or publish.
