Original: She became the first African American woman to travel in space when she went into orbit aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour on September 12, 1992. Mae Carol Jemison was born in Decatur, Alabama, the youngest child of Charlie Jemison and Dorothy Green.
Simplified: Medical Doctor Mae Carol Jemison, Astronaut (born 17 October 1956) became the first African-American woman to enter space when she served on the crew of the Space Shuttle Endeavor in September 1992.