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Who, When, Wow!

Bessie Coleman: Pilot

Who, When, Wow!

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🗓️ 9 March 2022

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

Meet Bessie Coleman, WHO was the world's first Black female pilot. Follow along with Rebecca Sheir on Bessie's journey and learn how she WOWed the world WHEN she reached the sky! Head to whowhenwow.com for activities and more based on this new episode.

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0:00.0

Beginning final launch sequence, T-10, 9, 8, 10, 9, 6, 5, 4, 5, 2, 1, and liftoff of the

0:16.7

space shuttle endeavor.

0:19.2

It was a historic launch because among the crew headed by Commander Robert L. Gibson.

0:24.7

Whatever this is mission control in Houston, go at throttle up.

0:29.5

And ever copies, go at throttle up.

0:32.5

Was Dr. Mae Jemisin, the first African American woman to go to space.

0:38.5

And among all the cargo packed on board the shuttle, you know, the fancy flight tools.

0:43.5

Do you have the fancy flight tools endeavor?

0:46.5

10-4 Houston.

0:47.5

The bulky protective space suits.

0:49.5

The bulky protective space suits.

0:51.5

10-4 Houston.

0:53.5

The astronaut ice cream.

0:55.5

The astronaut ice cream.

0:57.5

Well, that's a big time for Houston.

1:00.5

Wait, endeavor, are you eating the ice cream during launch?

1:04.5

Uh, tch.

1:06.5

Uh, sorry Houston, tch.

1:08.5

I didn't copy that last transmission.

1:13.5

Amidst all these things, Dr. Mae Jemisin had packed a very special item of her own.

1:19.5

It was a photograph.

1:21.5

A black and white portrait of an African American woman wearing a leather jacket and helmet

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