TIL: Inspired by the character Lt. Uhura, Mae Jemison joined NASA and became the first African American woman in space, then later became the first real astronaut to appear on Star Trek.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mae_Jemison



Submitted February 14, 2015 at 11:18AM by Silver_Agocchie http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2vul1u/til_inspired_by_the_character_lt_uhura_mae/