Guion S. Bluford
1942-
American astronaut who was the first African American in space. Bluford graduated from Pennsylvania State University and then served as a U.S. Air Force pilot in Vietnam. He ear...
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Guy Bluford
Born November 22, 1942 (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
American astronaut, engineer, pilot
In the 1950s and 1960s, the early years of the U.S. space program, all astronauts were white males (...
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As a fighter pilot in Vietnam, Guion Stewart Bluford, Jr. (born 1942) flew 144 combat missions and attained the rank of lieutenant colonel. On August 30, 1983, with the lift-off of the STS-8 Orbiter C...
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Guion S. Bluford
Bluford, Guy
Guion Stewart Bluford, Jr.