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Correct Answer: Option C — Mae Jemison Mae Jemison is the correct answer because flew aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour on STS-47 in 1992. Why the other options are incorrect: - Option A — Maryam Mirzakhani: Maryam Mirzakhani is instead associated with the fact that received the Fields Medal in 2014 for work in geometry and dynamical systems. - Option B — Rosalyn Higgins: Rosalyn Higgins is instead associated with the fact that joined the International Court of Justice as a judge in 1995. - Option D — Alexei Leonov: Alexei Leonov is instead associated with the fact that left Voskhod 2 for the first extravehicular activity in March 1965. Exam Takeaway: Link Mae Jemison with “the first Black woman to travel into space” and remember the associated event or year.
