STS-47 crew
Front row (L-R): Jay Apt, Curtis Brown;
Back row (L-R): Jan Davis, Mark Lee, Robert Gibson, Mae Jemison, Mamoru Mohri
Mission patch
Space Shuttle Endeavour (STS-47), launched September 12, 1992, was the fiftieth mission of NASA's shuttle program and the second flight for Endeavour. Its crew consisted of Commander Robert L. Gibson, Pilot Curtis Brown, Mark Lee, Jay Apt, Jan Davis, Mae Jemison and Mamoru Mohri (JAXA).
It was the first flight for an African-American female, Mae C. Jemison. It was the first time a married couple went into space, Mark Lee and Jan Davis. NASA has a rule prohibiting married couples from serving on the same mission, but Lee and Davis got married in a secret ceremony a few weeks prior. By the time NASA found out, it was too late to do anything.
Mamoru Mohri became the first Japanese astronaut to fly on a shuttle mission, representing JAXA, as a payload specialist.
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