Mae. C. Jemison, M.D., blasted into orbit aboard the space shuttle Endeavour in 1992, as the world’s first African American woman to go into space. Most recently, The Dorothy Jemison Foundation for Excellence was selected by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to design, establish and implement an extensive program which will assure that the capabilities to achieve human...
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Mae. C. Jemison, M.D., blasted into orbit aboard the space shuttle Endeavour in 1992, as the world’s first African American woman to go into space. Most recently, The Dorothy Jemison Foundation for Excellence was selected by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to design, establish and implement an extensive program which will assure that the capabilities to achieve human interstellar travel exist within the next 100 years. Through the project referred to as “100 Year Starship” (100YSS), DARPA, the defense department’s premier research agency has awarded a $500,000 grant to assist the Foundation in creating “persistent, long-term, private-sector investment” towards the achievement of human travel and exploration of other star systems.
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