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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.
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Name & birth date Notes Missions & launch dates Ref. 1 Guion Bluford November 22, 1942 First African-American astronaut in space STS-8 (August 30, 1983) STS-61-A (October 30, 1985) STS-39 (April 28, 1991) STS-53 (December 2, 1992) [2] 2 Ronald McNair October 21, 1950 †January 28, 1986 First Baháʼí in space; died in the Space Shuttle ...
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