Space
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Black Scientists
Emmett Chappelle (1925-2019): Biochemist and NASA Scientist Who Revolutionized Life Detection
Emmett William Chappelle was born on October 24, 1925, in Phoenix, Arizona. He grew up on a small farm where…
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Black Scientists
Evelyn Boyd Granville (1924-2023): A Trailblazer in Mathematics and Space Science
Evelyn Boyd Granville was born on May 1, 1924, in Washington, D.C. Raised during the Great Depression, she grew up…
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Astronomy
Neil deGrasse Tyson, Mister Universe
Neil deGrasse Tyson is an American astrophysicist born on October 5, 1958 in New York. Since 1996, he has been…
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Black Women
Mae Carol Jemison, the first African-American woman to go into space
Mae Carol Jemison was born in Decatur, Alabama on October 17, 1956; She is the youngest of three children of…
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