Mae Jemison

surprised

scientist

nervous

encouraged

She led a special team responsible for the astronauts’ suits.

She was a character on a TV show about space exploration.

She was the first American woman astronaut to go to space

She was a scientist who studied how bones change in space.

Jemison studied how tadpoles grew in space.

Jemison became a doctor and helped sick people.

Jemison helped organize space camps for kids.

Jemison took off on the Space Shuttle Endeavor.

She loved to learn about different things.

She studied how tadpoles change in space.

She was the youngest person in her class.

She liked watching the show Star Trek.

The boots were too small and hurt Dr. Jemison’s feet

The suit was ripped when it was worn on another space mission.

Dr. Jemison is so tall that the suit did not cover her arms and legs.

It was designed for men because most astronauts were men.