Guion Bluford
American engineer
Guion Stewart Bluford Jr. is an American aerospace engineer, retired United States Air Force officer and fighter pilot, and former NASA astronaut, in which capacity he became the first African American to go to space. While assigned to NASA, he... Wikipedia
Born: November 22, 1942 (age 81 years), Philadelphia, PA
Space missions: STS-8, STS-61-A, STS-53, and more
Education: University of Houston-Clear Lake (1987), Air Force Institute of Technology (1974), The Pennsylvania State University (1964), and more
Parents: Lolita Bluford and Guion Bluford Sr.
Spouse: Linda Tull (m. 1964)
Rank: Colonel, USAF