Guion Stewart Bluford Jr.
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.
Mae Jemison was the first black woman to travel into space aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour in 1992. She was also the first African-American woman to be admitted into the astronaut training program.
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 African Canadian astronaut was Dr. Roberta Bondar. She flew on the Space Shuttle Discovery in 1992, becoming the first neurologist in space and the first Canadian woman to travel to space.
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.
Pedro Duque was the first astronaut in space.
Mae Jemison was the first black woman to travel into space aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour in 1992. She was also the first African-American woman to be admitted into the astronaut training program.
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.
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The first African Canadian astronaut was Dr. Roberta Bondar. She flew on the Space Shuttle Discovery in 1992, becoming the first neurologist in space and the first Canadian woman to travel to space.
There were two men on the first Space Shuttle flight -- John W. Young and Robert Crippen
Dr. Mae Jemison was the first African-American female astronaut. She flew into space aboard the space shuttle Endeavour in 1992, becoming the first African-American woman to travel to space.
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.
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