Ed Dwight, America's first African American astronaut candidate, spoke at an event to commemorate Black Space Week in 2024 titled, "Beyond the Color Lines From Science Fiction to Science Fact," at the Smithsonian National Museum of African …

… , which featured only white, male astronauts, NASA sought to increase the presence … year saw Guion Bluford as the nation’s first African American astronaut in … more than 360 U.S. astronauts, NASA statistics show. There have been …

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… MORE: First African American Astronaut Receives Full Honors 50 Years … NASA selected McNair as one of its 35 new astronauts … group: Frederick Gregory and Guion Bluford, the latter of whom … American Astronaut To Fly On International Space Station NASA Names …

… make history for Black astronauts in NASA, is finally receiving his … to become the first Black astronaut. “They were all instructed … until Guion Bluford in 1983, 20 years after Dwight left NASA. The … the history of Black astronauts and NASA, focusing not only on …

… of Trailblazing Black Astronauts at NASA A new film details … of diversity in NASA’s astronaut program. The Space … instead, as former astronaut and NASA administrator Charlie Bolden said … of American astronauts to space. This cohort included Guy Bluford, who …

… June 22 — dedicated to astronaut Ed Dwight. On May 19 … , in 1961, NASA's first Black astronaut trainee. He was … t until 1983 that Dr. Guy Bluford, flying in the Challenger, … African American Independence Day, Honoring Astronaut Sculptor Ed Dwight. 9 a …

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… Sept. 5, 1983, Guion “Guy” Bluford checks out the sample pump … (NASA image) (NASA) – In this image from September 5, 1983, Guion “Guy” Bluford checks … of NASA’s “Thirty-Five New Guys” – the 1978 astronaut … , and the first woman astronauts. During the STS-8 …

… on August 30, 1983, Guion “Guy” Bluford became the first African American … period, more than 300 NASA astronauts have been in space. … astronauts since 1983. More from the Houston Chronicle: Bluford … is a requirement for astronauts (except test pilots). It …