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In 1978, Col. Guion "Guy" Bluford Jr., an Air Force fighter pilot, applied for and was accepted into the NASA astronaut program, becoming an astronaut in August 1979. On Aug. 30, 1983, Bluford made history as the first African American to launch into space during his first flight, which was on mission STS-8 that launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, aboard the Orbiter Challenger. Bluford made three other flights after that in 1985, 1991 and 1992. In those missions he did everything from laboratory experiments to satellite deployments to a classified military mission. (U.S. Air Force graphic by Tech. Sgt. Wilson/Released)
| Date Taken: | 02.03.2021 |
| Date Posted: | 12.31.2021 22:28 |
| Photo ID: | 6999497 |
| VIRIN: | 210203-F-IT851-0011 |
| Resolution: | 4800x2700 |
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| Location: | VIRGINIA, US |
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