The first black astronaut was Dr. Guion Stewart Bluford, Jr. His space missions were STS-8, STS-61-A , STS-39, and STS-53 from 1983 until 1992.
The first black woman in space was U.S. astronaut Dr Mae Carol Jemison in 1992.
Guion Stewart Bluford Jr.
Guion S. Bluford Jr was the first American black Astronaut to go into space. See related links below for his bio and a list of other black Astronauts.
Alan Shepard was the first US astronaut and the second person in space.
Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin was the first Astronaut in space.
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The first black woman in space was U.S. astronaut Dr Mae Carol Jemison in 1992.
Guion Stewart Bluford Jr.
Robert H. Lawrence Jr. was the 1st black astronaut, but Guion Guy Bluford was the astronaut in space. Hope that answers your question!
Colonel Guion Bluford was the first black astronaut to orbit the earth; this occurred in 1983. The first black female astronaut was Dr. Mae Jemison, in 1992.
To an astronaut in a space craft, the sky appears to be black.
Alan sheperd was the first astronaut in space.
Dr.Bernard Harris Jr on February 9, 1995.
She was the first black woman to go to space.
Robert Henry Lawrence Jr. was chosen as an astronaut in 1967, but died in an automobile accident before he had the chance to go into space. The first African-American astronaut who did get into space was Colonel Guion Bluford in 1983. The first black woman astronaut was Dr. Mae Jemison, in 1992.
The name of the first astronaut to fly in space was Alan .b. Shepard.
Guion S. Bluford Jr was the first American black Astronaut to go into space. See related links below for his bio and a list of other black Astronauts.