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 ...
Guion “Guy” Bluford became the first Black American to reach space on Aug. 30, 1983. His mission, the first night launch and landing of the space shuttle, began a new era for the agency — one that ...
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 ...
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 ...
When Challenger's third mission, STS-8, took off on Aug. 30, 1983, deploying the Insat-1B weather and communications satellite for India wasn't the only record achieved. This launch also marked ...
The Coalition for Space Exploration, the leading collaboration of space industry businesses and advocacy groups, announced today the release of a statement by Guion “Guy” Bluford, a board member of ...
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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 ...