Joe Acaba was the first person of Puerto Rican heritage to become a @nasa astronaut… but before that, he served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in the Dominican Republic.
(Above: The Peace Corps patch on the International Space Station)
(Above: The Peace Corps patch on the International Space Station)
#BlackHistoryMonth #tbt: Being the first African American woman to travel to space is one of Mae Jemison’s many accomplishments. A dancer, Peace Corps doctor, public speaker and astronaut, Mae went to college at age 16, holds 9 honorary doctorates and has founded many STEM-related programs for students.
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Astronaut Mae Jemison was the first African American woman in space… but before that, she was a Peace Corps Medical Officer for Sierra Leone and Liberia.
(photo: @nasa)