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 astronaut was Guion Bluford, who was selected as an astronaut candidate by NASA in 1978 and became the first black person to travel in space in 1983 as a crew member aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger.
Guion Bluford became the first African American astronaut to travel to space on August 30, 1983, as a mission specialist on the Space Shuttle Challenger.
Guion Stewart Bluford Jr.
The first black person to go into space was Guion Bluford, who became an astronaut in 1978 and made his first spaceflight aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger in 1983.
The first black astronaut to walk in space was Bernard Harris, who completed a spacewalk on February 9, 1995 during the Space Shuttle Discovery mission STS-63.
The first black astronaut was Guion Bluford, who was selected as an astronaut candidate by NASA in 1978 and became the first black person to travel in space in 1983 as a crew member aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger.
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Guion Bluford became the first African American astronaut to travel to space on August 30, 1983, as a mission specialist on the Space Shuttle Challenger.
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.