Guion Bluford

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Engineering

#111

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#238

Historical Rank

#57

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Aerospace Engineering

#2

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#3

Historical Rank

#2

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Space Science

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World Rank

#33

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#9

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Guion Bluford's Degrees

• Bachelors Aerospace Engineering Pennsylvania State University
• Masters Aerospace Engineering Air Force Institute of Technology
• Masters Business Administration University of Houston–Clear Lake
• PhD Aerospace Engineering Air Force Institute of Technology

Why Is Guion Bluford Influential?

According to Wikipedia, 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 remained a USAF officer rising to the rank of colonel. He participated in four Space Shuttle flights between 1983 and 1992. In 1983, as a member of the crew of the Orbiter Challenger on the mission STS-8, he became the first African American in space as well as the second person of African descent in space, after Cuban cosmonaut Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez.

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What Schools Are Affiliated With Guion Bluford?

Guion Bluford is affiliated with the following schools:

• Air Force Institute of Technology
• Pennsylvania State University
• University of Houston–Clear Lake
• United States Air Force Academy