"Recognize that you have a right to participate... you have to believe it in yourself." The first Black woman in space, Mae Jemison broke boundaries and is living proof that not even the sky can limit your ambition if you believe in yourself enough. #BlackHistoryMonth | National Geographic TV

Mae Carol Jemison is an engineer, physician, and former NASA astronaut. She became the first African-American woman to travel into space when she served as a mission specialist aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour in 1992. | PBS

How did space change Dr. Mae Jemison, who became the first woman of color to travel in space in 1992? She says her mission had a profound impact on her, telling CBS Mornings that it helped “connect me with the rest of the universe.” | CBS Mornings

WATCH: Dr. Mae Jemison, the first Black woman to travel into space, discusses her legacy and how she hopes to expand diversity in space exploration. https://on.msnbc.com/3ECO2GP | MS NOW

👩🏾‍🚀🇺🇸 On Sept. 12, 1992, NASA astronaut Mae Jemison became the first African-American woman to go to space. Discover more amazing moments in space history 👉 https://trib.al/RS3X9Uf In NASA's early days, women and people of color were never selected to go to space. NASA didn't send a woman to space until the seventh space shuttle mission in 1983. The first African-American man NASA launched into space flew on the following mission that same year. Nine years later, NASA finally selected an