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1. www.nasa.gov › former-astronaut-guion-blufordFormer Astronaut Guion Bluford - NASA

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   Oct 2, 2023 · Selected as part of NASA’s eighth class of astronauts in 1978, Guion “Guy” Bluford became NASA’s first African-American astronaut to go to space with his launch on STS-8 on August 30, 1983. Quick Facts. Bluford has an FAA commercial pilot license and is a certified scuba diver with over 50 open water dives.

2. www.space.com › 25602-guion-bluford-biographyGuion Bluford: First African-American in Space | Space

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   Feb 8, 2017 · Guion Bluford: First African-American in Space. References. By Elizabeth Howell. published 8 February 2017. Guy Bluford became the first African American in space on Aug. 30, 1983, aboard...

3. www.thehistorymakers.org › biography › guion-blufordGuion Bluford's Biography - The HistoryMakers

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   May 9, 2013 · Guion Stewart Bluford, Jr. was interviewed by The HistoryMakers on May 9, 2013. NASA astronaut, aerospace engineer, military officer, and senior engineering executive, Guion S. Bluford Jr. was born on November 22, 1942 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

4. airandspace.si.edu › stories › editorialGuy Bluford: First African American in Space

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   Aug 30, 2023 · Dr. Guy Bluford launched on the STS-8 mission on August 30, 1983, becoming the first Black American in space. Bluford served as a mission specialist and his jobs were to deploy an Indian communications-weather satellite, perform biomedical experiments, and test the orbiter’s 50-foot robotic arm.

5. www.thoughtco.com › guion-bluford-3071169Guion "Guy" Bluford: First African American In Space - ThoughtCo

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   Jan 19, 2018 · By. Nick Greene. Updated on January 19, 2018. America's first African-American in space brought out crowds of people to watch as he embarked on a history-making flight to space on August 30, 1983. Guion "Guy" Bluford, Jr. often told people he didn't join NASA just to become the first Black man to fly to orbit, but of course, that was part of ...

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   Aug 30, 2016 · Guion Bluford made history on August 30, 1983 when he became the first African American in space, launching into low Earth orbit aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger. He subsequently flew aboard three additional shuttle missions, logging a total of 688 hours in space.

7. www.nasa.gov › history › guy-bluford-remembered-30-years-laterGuy Bluford Remembered 30 Years Later - NASA

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   Aug 26, 2013 · Guion Bluford. Former NASA Astronaut. Years later, Bluford still recalls the rain-soaked, early Florida morning of Aug. 30, 1983, when a crowd of VIPs and other soggy well-wishers at the Kennedy Space Center awaited Space Shuttle Challenger’s soar into history on STS-8.