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Guion Stewart Bluford Jr. (born November 22, 1942) is an American aerospace engineer, retired United States Air Force (USAF) officer and fighter pilot, and former NASA astronaut, in which capacity he became the first African American to go to space. [1][2][a] While assigned to NASA, he remained a USAF officer rising to the rank of colonel.
Summary. Description Guion Bluford.jpg. English: Official portrait of astronaut Guion S. Bluford. Bluford, a member of Astronaut Class 8 and the United States Air Force (USAF), poses in his launch and entry suit (LES) holding a launch and entry helmet (LEH) with the United States flag as a backdrop. Image ID: S92-48766.
STS-9 →. STS-8 was the eighth NASA Space Shuttle mission and the third flight of the Space Shuttle Challenger. It launched on August 30, 1983, and landed on September 5, 1983, conducting the first night launch and night landing of the Space Shuttle program. It also carried the first African-American astronaut, Guion Bluford.
NASA didn’t select Black astronauts until 1978, and Guion Bluford became the first African American in space in 1983. Three years earlier, the Soviets launched the first Black astronaut, Arnaldo ...
Over two decades later on Aug. 30, 1983, Guion Bluford became the first Black American in space when he launched into low Earth orbit while on the Challenger Space Shuttle. Bluford would go on to ...
Summary. English: Some of NASA's first African-American astronauts including Ronald McNair, Guion Bluford and Fred Gregory from the class of 1978 selection of astronauts. This file was derived from: Ronald McNair, Guion Bluford, and Fred Gregory (S79-36529).jpg (Scratches, spots and other imperfections removed.
NASA didn’t select Black astronauts until 1978, and Guion Bluford became the first African American in space in 1983. Three years earlier, the Soviets launched the first Black astronaut, Arnaldo ...
Use of NASA logos, insignia and emblems is restricted per U.S. law 14 CFR 1221.; The NASA website hosts a large number of images from the Soviet/Russian space agency, and other non-American space agencies.