Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On September 12th, 1992, Mae Jemison became the first woman of color to travel to space. Boarded on the Space Shuttle Endeavour, ...

Trailblazing astronaut Mae Jemison offered a quick lesson during an interview, correcting a reporter who used the term “mankind” instead of the more inclusive “humankind.” The awkward exchange ...

WASHINGTON — To kick off Black History Month, NASA released a video honoring the Black leaders in medicine, space exploration, mathematics and engineering who were a part of America's most prosperous ...