Jun 5 1987
From The Space Library
Space News for this day. (1MB PDF)
NASA announced that 5 civilians and 10 military officers were selected as new astronaut candidates for the Space Shuttle program. Of the 15, 7 were chosen as pilot astronaut candidates and 8 as mission specialist candidates. The elite group also included the first Black woman, Dr. Mae C. Jemison, to be chosen for the program. (NASA Release 87-93; NY Times, June 6/87; LA Times, June 6/87; H Chron, June 6/87)
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