Real Astronauts

Not the obscenely wealthy space tourists. I'm talking about real scientists like Mae Jemison.

Dr. Mae C. Jemison worked as a General Practitioner in Los Angeles, California, before becoming a Peace Corps Medical Officer for Sierra Leone and Liberia in West Africa. After returning to the United States, Dr. Jemison applied and was selected by NASA as an astronaut candidate in 1987 and became the first African American woman in space.

I'm sure I've missed more than a few. Check out the Women at NASA site for more info and cool pics.

If you don’t face your fears, the only thing you’ll ever see is what’s in your comfort zone.
~ Anne McClain

Never limit yourself because of others’ limited imagination; never limit others because of your own limited imagination.
~ Mae Jemison

A bird cannot fly with one wing only. Human space flight cannot develop any further without the active participation of women.
~ Valentina Tereshkova