On August 30, 1983, STS-8 headed to space with five crew members aboard, the first night launch and the first time ever that an African-American was on board.
“I am amazed it’s been that long; it makes me feel old,” Dr. Guy Bluford said.“I never saw black pilots of any sort,” Bluford said. “I was fortunate that I had a father who was a mechanical engineer.”
Since Bluford launched into space four decades ago, dozens of other black men and women have followed Bluford’s footsteps working for NASA as engineers, pilots and astronauts. Years later, 17 black people total have gone to space, something that Bluford, who simply wanted to be a pilot, never imagined.
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