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 ...

File The Kansas City Star Ed Dwight Sr., often known as Eddie ... renowned publisher of the Kansas City Call whose nephew, Guion Bluford, in 1983 became the first Black man in space.

Ed Dwight Sr., often known as Eddie ... the renowned publisher of the Kansas City Call whose nephew, Guion Bluford, in 1983 became the first Black man in space. (Lucile Bluford was among those ...

Blue Origin Is Replacing Pete Davidson with Company's Rocket Architect on Next Space Flight According to the AP, Guion Bluford became the first African American to visit space in 1983 — about ...

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.