A few minutes before I arrived at Bob Bluford’s apartment, he had been on the phone with a Canadian making a video related to a plaque honoring the 16 Virginians who died in World War II while ...

Astronaut Guion Bluford, the first African American in space; Mae Jemison, the first African American woman in space; and Charles Drew, a surgeon known as the “father of the blood bank,” are ...

Guion Bluford was one of the most influential people in the space community, becoming the first African American to fly in space. Bluford became intrigued with flying at a very early age.

Guion "Guy" Bluford is a former NASA astronaut who was the first African-American to fly into space. He flew four shuttle missions. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

At the branch’s reopening in 2010, Bluford’s nephew Guion Bluford — who in 1983 became the first Black man in space — spoke at the ceremony. This summer, Missouri Gov. Mike Parson vetoed ...

Marshall was the first African American to sit on the court. File Photo courtesy Library of Congress In 1983, Guion Bluford became the first Black American astronaut in space aboard the Challenger ...

The badges identify the wearer's occupation, such as servant or porter. National Museum of African American History and Culture Starting in the late 17th century, enslavers in Charleston ...

It took another 20 years for America's first Black astronaut, Guion Bluford, to fly in space in 1983. “Everything they did, I did, and I did it well," Dwight said in a video released by Blue Origin.

NASA didn’t select Black astronauts until 1978, and Guion Bluford became the first African American in space in 1983, The Associated Press (AP) reported. Dwight, now 90 years old, also made ...