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Guion S. Bluford Jr. was the first African American to go into space when flew on the Challenger space shuttle in 1983.

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Bernard Anthony Harris, Jr. (born June 26, 1956) was a NASA astronaut on February 9, 1995, when he became the first African American to perform a spacewalk, while a member of the crew of the Space Shuttle.

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Mark Shuttleworth was the first South African in space.

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Guion Bluford, Cosmonaut (1983)

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What did Guy Bluford do?

he was the first African American to fly in space


When did the great growth of African Americans population in south first start?

The great growth of the African American population in South America first began around 1720.


Who came first to South Africa Indian men or women?

neither the south African men or if your asking the first to come to it, Men


What astronaut reached the stars and in 1983 became the first African American in space?

No astronaut has reached the stars. Nor have any unmanned spacecraft reached them.Guion Stewart Buford was the first African-American in space on August 30 1983


Date mark shuttleworth land moon?

He simply didn't.. He was the 1st South African in space. He did not land on the moon though.

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Why is guion bluford famous?

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Mark Shuttleworth was the nfirst South African man in Space