re jemison on star trek in article apr aurora alaska edu nsmca aurora alaska edu writes in article c sb p ib fs ece cmu edu loss fs ece cmu edu doug loss writes i saw in the newspaper last night that dr mae jemison the first black woman in space she s a physician and chemical engineer who flew on endeavour last year will appear as a transporter operator on the star trek the next generation episode that airs the week of may it s hardly space science i know but it s interesting doug loss interesting is rigth i wonder if they will make a mention of her being an astronaut in the credits i think it might help people connect the future of space with the present and give them an idea that we must go into space a transporter operator that better be one important transport usually it is a nameless ensign who does the job for such a guest appearance i would have expected a more visible meaningful role carlos g niederstrasser only two things are infinite princeton planetary society the universe and human stupidity and i m not sure about the former einstein carlosn phoenix princeton edu space phoenix princeton edu ad astra per ardua nostra
