Visit the military museum to commemorate the 80th anniversary of ... Since then, Neil Armstrong (1993), Sally Ride (2003) and Guion Bluford (2010) have been among the more than 100 inductees. On top ...

The military pilot had a degree in aeronautical ... space as a result of the recruitment efforts. The same year saw Guion Bluford as the nation’s first African American astronaut in space.

At the time, a test pilot-to-astronaut pipeline resulted in a very homogenous demographic entering NASA’s spaceflight programs: white men who served in the military. But with the planned Space ...

He was a military aviator and also worked for NASA. “No 2 days were the same,” explained Bradshaw. “I got to meet and hangout with extraordinary people. People like Guion Bluford ...

Her legacy continues to inspire women and minorities in military and aviation careers. Guion S. Bluford Jr. A decorated Air Force pilot who served in Vietnam, Guion Bluford made history in 1983 as the ...

File Photo courtesy Library of Congress In 1983, Guion Bluford became the first Black ... peace through strength' May 3 (UPI) -- Changing military technologies, tactics and challenges require ...

While African Americans had pathways into the U.S. military, few had the privilege ... Penn State alum Guion Bluford, flew to space. Dwight by then had taken up artistry, which would become ...

Dwight therefore underwent astronaut training as part of the military's Manned Orbiting ... go into space until 20 years later, when Guion "Guy" Bluford – also an aerospace engineer and USAF ...

and Guion Bluford became the first African American in space in 1983. Three years earlier, the Soviets launched the first Black astronaut, Arnaldo Tamayo Mendez, a Cuban of African descent. After ...

NASA didn’t select Black astronauts until 1978, and Guion Bluford became the first African ... After leaving the military in 1966, Dwight joined IBM and started a construction company before ...