Mae Jemison: "An Evening with Mae Jemison"
Document Type
Metadata Only
Date
2-21-2002
Venue
Mills Godwin Jr. Building - Auditorium
Lecture Series
President's Lecture Series
Description
Mae C. Jemison blasted into orbit aboard the space shuttle Endeavour, September 12, 1992, the first woman of color to go into space. Now, founder and president of a small advanced technology company and college professor, the space flight was just one of a series of accomplishments for this dynamic woman. Dr. Jemison served as a National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) astronaut for six years. As the science mission specialist on the STS-47 Spacelab J flight, a US/Japan joint mission, she conducted experiments in life sciences, material sciences, and was a co-investigator of the Bone Cell Research experiment.
Jemison resigned from NASA in March 1993. Her current work focuses on the beneficial integration of science and technology into our everyday lives for all on this planet. To pursue these ideas, she formed The Jemison Group, Inc. Company projects have included consulting on the design and implementation of solar thermal electricity generation systems for developing countries and remote areas and the use of satellite-based telecommunications to facilitate health care delivery in West Africa.
Media Type
VHS
Run Time
63:00 min
Repository Citation
Jemison, Mae, "Mae Jemison: "An Evening with Mae Jemison"" (2002). President's Lecture Series. 47.
https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/pls/47
Comments
A 1/2" VHS copy of this lecture is available in the Special Collections & University Archives Department of Old Dominion University Perry Library. Call #: LD4331.A57 2002b