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On Sept. 12, 1992, launch day of the STS-47 Spacelab-J mission on space shuttle Endeavour, NASA astronaut Mae Jemison waits as her suit technician, Sharon McDougle, performs a unpressurized and pressurized leak check on her spacesuit at the O&C Building at Kennedy Space Center. Dr. Jemison was the first African-American woman to fly in space. via NASA ift.tt/1UawQLh
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Looking Back: Astronaut Mae Jemison Suits Up For Launch was taken on July 22, 2010 at 11:37AM