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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.
The Bluford Series is a widely read collection of contemporary American young adult novels set in the fictional inner-city high school of Bluford High in Southern California. Bluford is named for Guion "Guy" Bluford, the first African-American astronaut. [1] The series was created and published by Townsend Press [2] and was co-distributed by ...
Lucile Bluford (1911-2003) U.S. journalist; Terry Bluford Moore (1912-1995) U.S. baseball player; Albert Bluford Walker (1926-1992) U.S. baseball player; Floyd Bluford Henry III (born 1968) U.S. baseball player; with this given name. Bluford Duck (1858-1895) Old West outlaw; Bluford Wilson (1841-1924) Solicitor General of the United States of ...
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Astronauts McNair, Bluford, and Gregory pose for a photo on the cover of the March 9, 1978 issue of Jet magazine. The cover photo was taken more directly in front of them. Items portrayed in this file
Guion S. Bluford at the time was already the first African-American in space, having previously flown on STS-8. With STS-61-A he became the first African-American to fly in space twice. [6] He would later go on to fly on STS-39 in 1991 and on STS-53 in 1992. Bluford was a member of the U.S. astronaut class of 1978. [6]
The school name was changed to Guion Bluford Elementary School in recognition of astronaut Guion Bluford, who attended Hanna School. [citation needed] The older portion of the school was demolished in 2010 and a replacement attached to its 1974 addition. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. [1]