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- Guion Bluford Jr. was the first black man and Mae Jemison the first black woman to travel in space (in 1983 and 1992, respectively). Bluford is an engineer and was a colonel in the United States Air Force before participating in four space shuttle flights.
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- Mae C. Jemison. Astronaut Mae Jemison became the first African-American woman to enter space when she served on the crew of the Space Shuttle Endeavor in September 1992. Jemison's life, however, is also full of terrestrial accomplishments.
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The Mysterious Death of the First Man in Space On April 12, 1961—55 years ago today—Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin launched into the great beyond, becoming the first human in space. When he came back to Earth, Gagarin was looked upon as not just a hero, but the very embodiment of the Soviet Union's power. Streets were named after him. Monuments were erected.
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"The Life of Guion ""Guy"" Bluford: NASA Astronaut" America's first African-American in space brought out crowds of people to watch as he embarked on a history-making flight to space on August 30, 1983. Guion Guy Bluford, Jr. often told people he didn't join NASA just to become the first black man to fly to orbit, but of course, that was part of his story.
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Who was the first astronaut to fly into space? Astronaut is the term the US uses for a person who goes into space, cosmonaut is the Russian term. The first astronaut to fly into space was Alan Shepard, who flew the Mercury spacecraft Freedom 7 on a 15-minute suborbital flight on May 5, 1961. However, the first person to fly in space was Yuri Gagarin, who orbited the earth three times on April 12, 1961. Although this was 23 days before Shepard's flight, since Gagarin flew on Soviet spacecraft he was a cosmonaut, not an astronaut.
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Space Firsts in Exploration History The first space walk: Alexei Leonov, a Soviet cosmonaut, was the first person to step outside of his spacecraft while in space, on March 18, 1965. He spent 12 minutes as he floated as far as 17.5 feet from his Voskhod 2 craft, enjoying the first space walk ever.
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Grandpa astronaut to break Scott Kelly's space record Grandpa astronaut to break Scott Kelly's space record. March 18, 2016 by Kerry Sheridan. US astronaut Jeff Williams is the first American to make three long-duration flights to orbit, and will break a US record set by astronaut Scott Kelly earlier this year.
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Who was the first person in space? The first person to travel in space was Soviet cosmonaut Yuri A. Gagarin (1934-1968). He traveled aboard the Vostok 3KA spacecraft, known as Vostok 1, which was launched April 12, 1961, in a flight lasting one hour and forty-eight minutes. Yuri Gagarin.
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African American Firsts As part of the U.S. Navy's underwater demoliton teams, which were a precursor to the current U.S. Navy SEAL Teams, Fred Tiz Morrison was the first African-American Navy SEAL/Frogman. Morrison was awarded the Bronze Star for his heroics in the Korean War as part of UDT Team 12. Morrison was known as an expert in underwater demolitions.
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- Mae Jemison. Mae Jemison was the first black woman to become an astronaut. She overcame hardships and fears to realize her dreams. This is a timeline of her life.
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Matthew Henson, a black man, became the first American to set foot on the North Pole Matthew Henson, a black man, became the first American to set foot on the North Pole
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Alan Shepard: First American in Space Alan Shepard became the first American in space when the Freedom 7 spacecraft blasted off from Florida on May 5, 1961. Ten years later, Shepard would leave Earth's atmosphere again to become the fifth man to walk on the moon — and the first one to play golf there.lan Shepard became the first American in space when the Freedom 7 spacecraft blasted off from Florida on May 5, 1961. Ten years later, Shepard would leave Earth's atmosphere again to become the fifth man to walk on the moon — and the first one to play golf there.
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- History of Manned Spaceflight - Part 1: THE PIONEERS. It was 50 years ago that man first ventured into space. On April 12, 1961, Soviet Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin orbited the Earth in Vostok 1 (Vostok 3KA-3) on a flight lasting 108 minutes and became the first human being to leave the confines of the Earth's atmosphere.
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One on one with the first black African to go to space One on one with the first black African to go to space. Yuri Gagarin was the first man in orbit. Neil Armstrong was the first man on the moon. Mark Shuttleworth was the first African astronaut. Now a 25-year-old DJ and student from Mabopane in Pretoria will be joining this group of extra-terrestrial luminaries: Next year he will become the first black African to go to space.
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Guion S. Bluford Biography.com Bluford made history on August 30, 1983, when he became the first African American to experience space travel. Bluford was a specialist for mission STS-8 aboard the space shuttle Challenger, which took off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida for its first night launch.
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First Black Woman to go to Space, Give it up for Dr. Mae C. Jemison!!!! NO matter what the answer, Dr. Mae. Jemison did big work in space. So I present you Dr. Mae Jemison: Dr. Mae C. Jemison launched into orbit in the space. shuttle Endeavour September 12, 1992. Jemison is the. first black woman to go into space and the city of. Chicago’s first astronaut in US. history. Mae attented Standford University and graduated. with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemical Engineering.
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Mae Jemison: Astronaut Biography NASA astronaut Mae Jemison flew on space shuttle Endeavour in September 1992, becoming the first black woman to travel to space. Credit: NASA. View full size image. Early life. Born in Decatur, Ala., on Oct. 17, 1956, Mae Carol Jemison moved to Chicago, Ill., at the age of 3 and considers the city her hometown.
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Yuri Gagarin On 12 April 1961, the Vostok 3KA-3 (Vostok 1) spacecraft with Gagarin aboard was launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome. Gagarin thus became both the first human to travel into space, and the first to orbit the earth. His call sign was Kedr (Russian: кедр, Siberian pine or Cedar).
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Explore Black Astronauts, Sun And Stars, and more! Explore Astronauts Rip, Black Astronauts, and more! Astronaut Michael P. Anderson, STS-107 payload commander shown on October 1, 2001. He perished in flight on February 1, 2003, when Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated over northern Texas.
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Space Race By 1959, American observers believed that the Soviet Union would be the first to get a human into space, because of the time needed to prepare for Mercury's first launch. On April 12, 1961, the USSR surprised the world again by launching Yuri Gagarin into a single orbit around the Earth in a craft they called Vostok 1.
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- Benjamin O. Davis Jr. Benjamin Oliver Davis Jr. (December 18, 1912 – July 4, 2002) was an American United States Air Force general and commander of the World War II Tuskegee Airmen. He was the first African-American general officer in the United States Air Force. On December 9, 1998, he was advanced to four-star general by President Bill Clinton.
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Guion Bluford: First African-American in Space Guy Bluford became the first African American in space on Aug. 30, 1983, aboard the Challenger on NASA's eight space shuttle mission (STS-8). Guion Guy Bluford is a former NASA astronaut who was the first African-American to fly into space. He flew four shuttle missions. Bluford's class of astronauts from 1978 included two other African-Americans: Ron McNair (who later died on the space shuttle Challenger in 1986) and Fred Gregory (who after flying in space, went on to become a NASA deputy administrator.)
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Guion Bluford Dr. Guion Stewart “Guy” Bluford, Jr. (born November 22, 1942), is an engineer, NASA astronaut, and the first African American in space. He participated in four Space Shuttle flights between 1983 and 1992.
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Mandla Maseko: The first black African heading into space A 25-year-old DJ from a South African township is set to become the first black African to go into space. Mandla Maseko is one of 23 people who won a seat on an hour-long sub-orbital trip in 2015. He explains how he beat one million other people to the prize.
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- Alexei Leonov, a Soviet cosmonaut, was the first person to step outside of his spacecraft while in Outer Space, on March 18, 1965. He spent 12 minutes as he floated as far as 17.5 feet from his Voskhod 2 craft, enjoying the first space walk ever.
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Space Firsts in Exploration History Alexei Leonov, a Soviet cosmonaut, was the first person to step outside of his spacecraft while in Outer Space, on March 18, 1965. He spent 12 minutes as he floated as far as 17.5 feet from his Voskhod 2 craft, enjoying the first space walk ever.lan Sheppard was launched into space aboard Mercury 3 on May 5, 1961 to become the first American in space. His craft did not achieve orbit, but rose to a height of 116 miles and traveled 303 miles before safely parachuting into the Atlantic Ocean.