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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS)-- One of the city's own was being honored multiple ways Tuesday. Colonel Guion Bluford, was born and raised in West Philadelphia and went on to become the first African-American in ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine honored Col. Guion Bluford Thursday morning for his lifetime achievements for the state and country. Bluford, who lives Westlake, flew 144 combat missions in ...

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 ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio - The Great Lakes Science Center contributed to the decorated career of retired astronaut Guion Bluford Jr. on Thursday by marking the 35 th anniversary of his maiden space shuttle ...

On this day in weather history, Guion Bluford became the first African American to go to space. This Day In Weather History is a daily podcast by Chris Mei from The Weather Network, featuring stories ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. In this historical photo from the U.S. space agency, Astronaut Guion S. Bluford and Aviation ...

From the time he was a kid, former NASA astronaut and retired U.S. Air Force officer Guion Bluford Jr. always had an interest in model airplanes. In the classroom, his favorite subjects were math and ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine honored Col. Guion Bluford Thursday morning for his lifetime achievements for the state and country. Bluford, who lives Westlake, Ohio, flew 144 combat missions ...