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Eschner, Kat (October 17, 2017). "This Groundbreaking Astronaut and Star Trek Fan Is Now Working on Interstellar Travel". Smithsonian . Retrieved May 25, 2019. Aboard the Spacelab Japan module, Jemison tested NASA's Fluid Therapy System, a set of procedures and equipment to produce water for injection, developed by Sterimatics Corporation. She then used IV bags and a mixing method, developed by Baxter Healthcare, to use the water from the previous step to produce saline solution in space. [40] Jemison was also a co-investigator of two bone cell research experiments. [24] Another experiment she participated in was to induce female frogs to ovulate, fertilize the eggs, and then see how tadpoles developed in zero gravity. [41] Resignation from NASA

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Jemison was a professor of environmental studies at Dartmouth College from 1995 to 2002 where she directed the Jemison Institute for Advancing Technology in Developing Countries. [45] [48] In 1999, she also became an Andrew D. White Professor-at-Large at Cornell University. [45] [49] Jemison continues to advocate strongly in favor of science education and getting minority students interested in science. [50] She is a member of various scientific organizations, such as the American Medical Association, the American Chemical Society, the Association of Space Explorers and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. [27] In 1985, Mae returned to the US and decided to follow her lifelong dream to become an astronaut. She applied for the NASA astronaut training program, and, from 2,000 applicants, was delighted to be one of 15 shortlisted candidates. Mae Jemison". Texas Women's Hall of Fame. Texas Woman's University. Archived from the original on September 12, 2017 . Retrieved September 11, 2017. Astronaut Mae Jemison moves to new career". Phys.org. January 17, 2006. Archived from the original on September 16, 2011 . Retrieved September 14, 2011. No Gravity". 10:15 Productions. Archived from the original on September 12, 2017 . Retrieved September 11, 2017.NOW's First Annual Intrepid Awards Gala: Dr. Mae C. Jemison". National Organization for Women. July 10, 2003. Archived from the original on March 18, 2014. Peace Corps biography". Peace Corps Online. Archived from the original on July 27, 2011 . Retrieved September 14, 2011. Trischitta, Linda (February 18, 2008). "Former astronaut urges audience to learn science". Sun-Sentinel.com . Retrieved May 10, 2019.

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Anna Kisselgoff (December 12, 1992). "An Ailey Tribute to Dizzy Gillespie". The New York Times. Archived from the original on February 4, 2009 . Retrieved September 14, 2011. a b "Mae Jemison had cameo in Star Trek: The Next Generation". Peace Corps Online. January 5, 2005. Archived from the original on September 7, 2018 . Retrieved September 12, 2017.Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle F. (2009). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946–Present. Random House. p.363. ISBN 978-0-307-48320-1. a b Jemison, Mae (March 15, 2019). "Honorary Chancellor Named at 2019 Founders Day Convocation". Florida Southern News Center . Retrieved March 18, 2019. [ permanent dead link] Weinberger, Sharon (January 5, 2012). "Former astronaut to lead starship effort". BBC News. Archived from the original on August 12, 2014 . Retrieved May 21, 2014. Mae was the first real astronaut to appear in an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation. She was also inducted into the US National Women’s Hall of Fame in 1993. a b Ligamari, Joanne (November 2013). "A True Book – Dr. Mae Jemison and 100 Year Starship". Library Media Connection. 32 (3): 93 – via EBSCOhost.