There were two men on the first Space Shuttle flight -- John W. Young and Robert Crippen
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Guion Bluford was the first African American astronaut to travel to space, making history on August 30, 1983, when he flew aboard the Challenger space shuttle. He completed four space shuttle missions during his career at NASA.
Dr. Mae Jemison was the first African American female astronaut to join NASA. She flew into space aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour in 1992, becoming the first African American woman to travel to space.
Kalpana Chawla was the first Indian woman to travel twice into space. She was an astronaut who flew on two Space Shuttle missions: STS-87 in 1997 and STS-107 in 2003. Tragically, she lost her life in the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster in 2003.
On April 12th, 1981, Space Shuttle Columbia soared into orbit, the first space shuttle launched. On it were Astronaut John Young and Test Pilot Bob Crippen.
Pedro Duque was the first astronaut in space.
Technically, as an astronaut is weightless in space, so should a space shuttle!
i believe they lunched in 1968, with astronaut food!