Guion Bluford
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| Gender | Male |
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| Age | 81 |
| Date of birth | November 22,1942 |
| Zodiac sign | Sagittarius |
| Born | Philadelphia |
| Pennsylvania | |
| United States | |
| Space missions | STS-8, STS-61-A, STS-39, STS-53 |
| STS-8, STS-61-A, STS-53, STS-39 | |
| STS-8 | |
| STS-61-A | |
| STS-53 | |
| STS-39 | |
| Spouse | Linda Tull |
| Siblings | Kenneth Bluford |
| Eugene Bluford | |
| Job | Astronaut |
| Engineer | |
| Fighter pilot | |
| Awards | NASA Space Flight Medal |
| Legion of Merit | |
| NASA Distinguished Service Medal | |
| Defense Superior Service Medal | |
| Defense Meritorious Service Medal | |
| NASA Agency Honor Awards - Exceptional Service Medal | |
| National Defense Service Medal | |
| Vietnam Service Medal | |
| Vietnam Campaign Medal | |
| Air Medal | |
| Education | University of Houston-Clear Lake |
| Children | Guion III Bluford |
| James Bluford | |
| Parents | Lolita Bluford |
| Guion Bluford Sr. | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 468744 |
Guion Bluford Life story
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.
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