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Guion Bluford

United States

Guion Bluford is an American aerospace engineer, United States Air Force veteran and former NASA astronaut who became the first African American to fly in space, aboard a Space Shuttle Challenger mission in August 1983. He flew a total of four Shuttle missions during his career, one of the most experienced astronauts of the early Shuttle program, before retiring from NASA to work in the aerospace and engineering industry.

Facts
Birth Date
1942-11-22 1
Birth Year
1942 1
Nationality
American 1
Notable Mission
STS-8 1
Classification
Astronaut Role
Mission Specialist 1
Dating
Selection Year
1978 2
Connections

Associated With

NASA, Space Agencies and Companies
Source Wikipedia: Guion Bluford

Operated By

NASA, Space Agencies and Companies
Source Wikipedia: Guion Bluford
In the Other Atlases

Nationality

United States

Also in Geography Atlas: the nationality of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Guion Bluford
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Guion Bluford
  • Infobox, birth_date
    1942-11-22
  • Lead, sentence 1
    born November 22, 1942
  • Wikidata, P27 country of citizenship
    United States
  • STS-8
    Bluford's first mission was STS-8
  • Article text
    Bluford was a mission specialist on STS-8, STS-61-A, STS-39, and STS-53.
  • Operated By: NASA, Lead paragraph, operated-by
    Guion Stewart Bluford Jr. (born November 22, 1942) is an American aerospace engineer, retired United States Air Force (USAF) officer and fighter pilot, and former NASA astronaut, in which capacity he became the first African American to go to space.
  • Associated With: NASA, Lead paragraph, associated-with
    Guion Stewart Bluford Jr. (born November 22, 1942) is an American aerospace engineer, retired United States Air Force (USAF) officer and fighter pilot, and former NASA astronaut, in which capacity he became the first African American to go to space.
  • In Group: Space Shuttle Astronauts, Lead sentence
    He participated in four Space Shuttle flights between 1983 and 1992.
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2. Guion Bluford (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia Guion Bluford lead section infobox, selection field (w-bbfill-edspace5-0927)View the Source
Wikidata: Guion Bluford
Wikidata Q528943, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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