Mae Jemison, the first black female astronaut to fly to space in 1992, has made history again. Jemison was selected as the winner of the latest challenge by DARPA – the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency – under the Pentagon.
Jemison and her crew of experts have been awarded a $500,000 seed grant to begin development of a starship – perhaps much like the one on the famous show, “Star Trek.” Ironically, Jemison’s inspiration has always been Lt. Uhura from the original production by Gene Roddenberry. Jemison was also the first real astronaut to appear on the show in 1993.
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