Bluford, Guion Stewart, 1942-

found: 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)

found: 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))