My Collection: This is an official NASA 8x10 litho signed by Bluford.
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| Guion S. Bluford, Jr. | ||||||||
| Guion Bluford was selected as an astronaut in NASA's eighth class (1978). During his career, he flew in space four times. His first mission was on the Space Shuttle Challenger's third flight, STS-8 in 1983. Bluford served as a mission specialist during this mission and in the process became the first African-American to fly in space. Bluford also flew as a mission specialist on STS-61-A in 1985, STS-39 in 1991, and STS-53 in 1992. He retired from the astronaut corps in 1993. During his four missions, Bluford logged 28 days in space. My Collection: This is an official NASA 8x10 litho signed by Bluford. |
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