Dr. Mae Jemison, the first African American woman to travel to space, will visit Fort Smith on Wednesday, April 9. Dr. Jemison will present a talk at the University of Arkansas-Fort Smith titled ...

The first African-American woman to fly in space, Mae Jemison (1956-) holds a B.S. in chemical engineering. In 1992, she served on an eight-day Space Shuttle mission that conducted microgravity ...