Interview with an astronaut

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Mae Jemison, the first African American woman in space, speaks at the opening event of the Women of Color Conference Friday, March 9. Beck Diefenbach

By Terrell Starr
March 12, 2007

Mae Jemison, the first African American woman to fly into space, gave the keynote address at the 18th annual Women of Color Conference on Friday. The Daily Illini’s Terrell Starr sat down with Jemison for an interview following the address.