I believe the biggest impediment we have right now with going to Mars is public commitment. More people need to see themselves as a part of space travel; we need to see more inclusiveness. Mae Jemison Read Quote
In space, you need to exercise your heart since it’s not pumping blood around at the same rate. Mae Jemison Read Quote
In fourth grade, I was interested in all areas of science. I particularly loved learning about how the earth was created. Mae Jemison Read Quote
I want to make sure that that future that we’re creating is one that is the best it can be for people around the world, and also one that includes the full range of our talent and our skills – and, you know, gender and ethnicity, geography – to solving the world’s problems. Mae Jemison Read Quote
For me, it was really a childhood dream coming true. It’s sort of where the fantasy led reality, and then I got to be on the Starship Enterprise anyway. And the cool thing was – is I was the only person on this bridge who had actually been in space. Mae Jemison Read Quote
One Hundred Year Starship really is about the idea that is we pursue an extraordinary tomorrow; we’ll build a better world today. Mae Jemison Read Quote
The reality is that we know that this universe, that our galaxy, has billions of stars. We know that stars have planets. So the likelihood that there is life somewhere else to me is just absolutely there. Mae Jemison Read Quote
I was thinking as a little girl growing up that I would be there. When I look at whether we can go to Mars, it’s definitely something we can do. Mae Jemison Read Quote
People like space. But they sometimes have been left out. People are much more open to that if you invite them in. Mae Jemison Read Quote
