| LC control no. | n 82252642 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Bluford, Guion Stewart, 1942- |
| Variant(s) | Bluford, Guy, 1942- |
| Associated country | United States |
| Birth date | 19421122 |
| Place of birth | Philadelphia (Pa.) |
| Affiliation | Pennsylvania State University Air Force Institute of Technology (U.S.) Aerospace Corporation. Engineering and Technology Group |
| Profession or occupation | Engineers Astronauts Airmen |
| Found in | Haskins, J. Space challenger, c1984: CIP t.p. (Guion Bluford [in title]) galley (Guion Stewart Bluford, Jr.; b. 11/22/42; first black astronaut in space; preferred name, Guy Bluford) African American National Biography, accessed December 18, 2014, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Bluford, Guion and Stewart, Jr.; engineer, astronaut; born 22 November 1942 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; graduated from Penn State University in aerospace engineering as the only African American in the schoolof engineering (1960-1964); distinguished Air Force ROTC graduate; certified F-4C pilot in the Air Force, flew 144 combat missions (1967-1972); MS in Aerospace Engineering from the Air Force Institute of Technology (1974); PhD in Aerospace Engineering with a minor in Laser Physics (1978); first African American into space, making fourmissionson the STS-8 Challenger (1983-1992); president of Aerospace Technology Group in Cleveland, Ohio (2006); honors include ten air force Air Medals, including the Vietnam Cross of Gallantry, the Vietnam Campaign, and Service medals; Ebony Black Achievement Award, NAACP Image Award (1983), Black Engineer of the Year (1991), inducted to the International Space Hall of Fame (1997)) |
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