The first African-American astronaut to walk in space, Bernard Harris, travelled to Chicago Friday to meet and inspire young children at Casa Central.

Interview with Bernard Harris, the 1st African-American spacewalker. News. By Mike Wall published 27 February 2023 ... Marc Garneau, 1st Canadian astronaut to fly into space, dies at 76.

PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — Robert Henry Lawrence Jr., the first African American astronaut and a Bradley University graduate, was honored with a statue on Bradley’s Olin Quad on Friday. The ...

Blue Origin rocket carries first Black astronaut candidate into space 04:22. Ed Dwight, a 90-year-old artist and former Air Force test pilot who was denied a chance to become the first African ...

Guion Bluford was one of the most influential people in the space community, becoming the first African American to fly in space. Bluford became intrigued with flying at a very early age. By high ...

Read full article: Child abuse, death numbers continue to drop in Texas after years of legislation begins to pay off Visibility forecast for Wednesday morning (2/26/25). NASA on Monday named the ...

Dr. Mae C. Jemison, the first African-American woman astronaut to travel to space, has always pushed the boundaries of what some people thought possible for her. In her book, “Find Where the ...

Guion Bluford was the first African American astronaut to venture into space. Guion Bluford became the first African American to fly in space aboard Challenger's STS-8 mission/ NASA ...

On September 12, 1992, Mae Jemison's childhood dream came true when she launched into space aboard NASA's space shuttle, Endeavor.

Bernard Anthony Harris Jr. became the first African American astronaut to perform an extra-vehicular activity in 1995. NASA He became a NASA astronaut in 1990 and has since logged over 438 hours ...

After a year of training in the astronaut program, Bluford became an official astronaut in Aug.1979. Only four years later he flew his first mission aboard STS-8 on Aug. 30, 1983.