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Mae Jemison was born in Alabama.
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She attended from stanford university after graduating from high school.
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She graduated from Cornell with a Doctorate in Medicine.
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She practised general medecine as an intern.
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She joined the Peace Corps as a medical officer for two years in Africa.
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She applied at NASA for the first time but got refused.
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She applied again and got chosen (15 chosen over 2000).
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She trained with NASA and worked on projects at the Kennedy Space Center
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She joined the STS-47 as a first mission.
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She went into space on the space shuttle Endeavor.
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She left NASA after serving as an astronaut for six years.
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She began teaching environmental studies at Dartmouth College and directed the Jemison Institute.
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She created an international space camp for students called The Earth We Share (TEWS).