{"id":422916,"date":"2016-02-18T16:01:00","date_gmt":"2016-02-18T16:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/image-article\/looking-back-astronaut-mae-jemison-suits-up-launch\/"},"modified":"2024-04-22T13:40:32","modified_gmt":"2024-04-22T17:40:32","slug":"looking-back-astronaut-mae-jemison-suits-up-launch","status":"publish","type":"image-article","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/image-article\/looking-back-astronaut-mae-jemison-suits-up-launch\/","title":{"rendered":"Looking Back: Astronaut Mae Jemison Suits Up For Launch"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ksc-92pc-1881.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1041\" height=\"694\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ksc-92pc-1881.jpg?w=1041\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"NASA astronaut in orange flight suit assisted by technician on launch day\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ksc-92pc-1881.jpg 1041w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ksc-92pc-1881.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ksc-92pc-1881.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ksc-92pc-1881.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ksc-92pc-1881.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ksc-92pc-1881.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ksc-92pc-1881.jpg?resize=900,600 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1041px) 100vw, 1041px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">On Sept. 12, 1992, launch day of the STS-47 Spacelab-J mission on space shuttle Endeavour, NASA astronaut Mae Jemison waits as her suit technician, Sharon McDougle, performs a unpressurized and pressurized leak check on her spacesuit at the O&C Building at Kennedy Space Center. Dr. Jemison was the first African-American woman to fly in space.<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>On Sept. 12, 1992, launch day of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission\/sts-47\/\">STS-47 Spacelab-J<\/a> mission on space shuttle Endeavour, NASA astronaut <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/former-astronaut-mae-c-jemison\/\" data-type=\"topic\" data-id=\"319207\">Mae Jemison<\/a> waits as her suit technician, Sharon McDougle, performs a unpressurized and pressurized leak check on her spacesuit at the Operations and Checkout Building at Kennedy Space Center. Dr. Jemison was the science mission specialist on the eight-day joint mission with Japan’s space agency, which included 24 materials science and 20 life sciences experiments. She was the first African-American woman to fly in space. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jsc.nasa.gov\/history\/oral_histories\/McDougleSC\/McDougleSC_7-9-10.htm\" rel=\"noopener\">McDougle<\/a> said of her role as Dr. Jemison’s suit tech, “I just wanted it to be a good experience for her. I’m sure it was probably a little scary for her being the first African-American woman to go into space, so I wanted to do my part in making it special for her too. And for me, because I was excited about being a part of history.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Image Credit: NASA<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Sept. 12, 1992, launch day of the STS-47 Spacelab-J mission on space shuttle Endeavour, NASA astronaut Mae Jemison waits as her suit technician, Sharon McDougle, performs a unpressurized and pressurized leak check on her spacesuit at the O&C Building at Kennedy Space Center. 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