ALTERNATOR BOOKS MAE JEMISON TRAILBLAZING ASTRONAUT HEATHER E. SCHWARTZ Lerner Publications Minneapolis
Jemison aboard the Endeavour shuttle in 1992 Reaching Her Dream IN SEPTEMBER 1992 MAE JEMISON WAS HIGH ABOVE EARTH TRAVELING THROUGH SPACE ON THE ENDEAVOUR SHUTTLE She could see more stars than she’d ever seen before Being in space made her see everything in a whole new way She recognized that Earth was a part of the universe She felt herself as part of the universe too just like a star or a comet 4
Jemison remembered herself as a young girl who dreamed of going into space How excited she would have been to reach this lifelong dream Jemison has reflected on this moment later in her life I thought about the little girl who assumed she would go into space What would my younger self have thought if she met me And I think she would have been tickled she said Jemison was one of seven crew members to launch into space aboard the Endeavour 55
