Guion Bluford

BIOGRAPHY

Guion Stewart Bluford Jr. is an American aerospace engineer, retired U.S. Air Force officer and fighter pilot, and former NASA astronaut, who is the first African American and the second person of African descent after Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez to go to space.

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

22 November 1942

Place of Birth

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Also Known As

Guy Bluford, Guion Stewart Bluford Jr.