Guion Bluford was one of the most influential people in the space community, becoming the first African American to fly in space. Bluford became intrigued with flying at a very early age. By high ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The following is a description of Guion Bluford's first trip into space on the space shuttle Challenger and his rise to become a history maker. He was the first African American ...

Forty years ago, Guion “Guy” Stewart Bluford II became the first Black astronaut to go to space as “a crew member aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger when it launched from Kennedy Space Station on its ...

On Aug. 30, 1983, Guion “Guy” Bluford became the first Black American to reach space. But 40 years later, only 16 Black Americans have entered space. Bluford’s mission marked the first time the space ...

On August 30, 1983, Guion (better known as Guy) Bluford was a crew member aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger when it launched from Kennedy Space Station on its third mission, making Bluford the first ...

Astronaut Guion S. Bluford Jr., a colonel in the U.S. Air Force, was the first black American astronaut in space. Bluford – a 1964 Penn State University graduate – is from Philadelphia. While at Penn ...

Air Force Col. Guion S. "Guy" Bluford has compared his first blastoff into space to a ride in a high-speed elevator through a bonfire. However, the Aug. 30, 1983, launch that illuminated the skies for ...

THIS BLACK HISTORY MONTH, NFL HALL OF FAMER BRIAN DAWKINS SHARES HOW DOCTOR GUION (GUY-ON) BLUFORD MADE HISTORY BY BECOMING THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN TO GO TO SPACE. THIS BLACK HISTORY MONTH, DETROIT ...

November 22, 2017 is the 75th birthday of America's first African-American astronaut, Col. Guion Bluford, and just reading his resume is enough to make us all wonder what we've been doing with our ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The following is a description of Guion Bluford's first trip into space on the space shuttle Challenger and his rise to become a history maker. He was the first African American ...