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Feb 21, 2018 · The USAF selected Maj. Robert H. Lawrence, Jr., on June 30, 1967, as a member of the third group of aerospace research pilots for the MOL Program. Lawrence thus became the first African-American to be selected as an astronaut by any national space program.
Robert Henry Lawrence Jr. (October 2, 1935 – December 8, 1967) was a United States Air Force officer and the first African-American astronaut. [1] [2] [3] Early years. Born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, Lawrence attended Haines Elementary School and, at age sixteen, graduated in the top 10 percent from Englewood High School in 1952.
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Robert Henry Lawrence, Jr. (born October 2, 1935, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.—died December 8, 1967, Edwards Air Force Base, California) U.S. Air Force major who was the first African American astronaut in the U.S. space program. However, he died in a fighter jet crash before getting the opportunity to fly in space.
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May 29, 2022 · U.S. Air Force Maj. Robert Henry Lawrence Jr. was an Englewood native who is considered the first African American astronaut. The MOL program planned to have a series of mini space stations in...
Jun 17, 2019 · Updated on June 17, 2019. Robert Henry Lawrence, Jr., one of the first Black astronauts, entered the corps in June 1967. He had a bright future ahead of him but never made it into space. He began his training and was putting his experience as a pilot and chemist to work as he also trained on support aircraft.
Feb 23, 2005 · Maj. Robert H. Lawrence, America’s first black astronaut, had already traveled far by the time he was selected as a military astronaut in 1967. His death later that year in a tragic...
Jul 1, 2018 · On June 30, 1967, the U.S. Air Force selected the first African-American astronaut, Major Robert Lawrence, to train for a highly secretive mission to spy on the Soviet Union from space....
