Presented by: Joshua Hase Guion Stewart Bluford Jr.

Upbringing  Father Guion Sr. Guion Sr.  Mother Lolita Lolita  Lessons “Reach for the Stars” “Reach for the Stars” Lack of hard work Lack of hard work

Childhood Interests  Mechanical Toys  Aviation Posters Posters Black Pilots Black Pilots Sputnik I Sputnik I  Experimenting Physics Physics Foreshadow Foreshadow

Education  Overbrook Senior High Guidance Counselor Guidance Counselor Engineering Student Engineering Student  Pennsylvania State University 3 rd Generation of Blufords 3 rd Generation of Blufords Church Groups Church Groups Linda Tull Linda Tull Phi Delta Kappa Phi Delta Kappa Junior ROTC Cadet Junior ROTC Cadet  “I changed directions right then and there, I decided to go into the Air Force as a pilot. I thought that if I were a pilot, I would be a better engineer” Graduation Graduation

Air Force  Williams Air Force Base Pilot training Pilot training  Vietnam 557 th Tactical Fighter 557 th Tactical FighterSquadron 144 Combat Missions 144 Combat Missions 3,000 hours of Flight Time 3,000 hours of Flight Time 10 Air force Medals 10 Air force Medals Cam Rahn Bay, South Vietnam Cam Rahn Bay, South Vietnam

557 th TACTICAL Fighter Squadron 557th TFS Pilots - Mar 1967

557 th TACTICAL Fighter Squadron Two fully loaded 557th birds Filling Up

557 th TACTICAL Fighter Squadron 557th f-4 Taxiing

Air Force  3,630 th Flying Training Wing Sheppard Air Force Base Sheppard Air Force Base T-38 Flight Instructor T-38 Flight Instructor  X-Country & Acrobatics Logged 1,300 hours Logged 1,300 hours Awards Awards  Instructor of the Month  Outstanding Flight Safety

Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT)  Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio Master of Science Degree with a Distinction in Aerospace Engineering Master of Science Degree with a Distinction in Aerospace Engineering Staff Development Engineer Staff Development Engineer Computational Fluid Dynamics Computational Fluid Dynamics Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering with a minor in Laser physics

NASA  Applications  Diverse Group  Training

NASA  NEW Hobby  New Friends McNair and Gregory McNair and Gregory  Graduation

STS-8  The Crew  New Milestones Night Launch Night Launch Oldest Person Oldest Person First African-American First African-American Night Landing Night Landing  Duties

STS-8 Duties Shuttle Mission Simulator Training

STS-8 Duties Bluford Checking Experiment Equipment

STS-8 Duties Truly and Bluford Sleeping

STS-8 Duties Bluford Launching The Indian Satellite

STS-8 Duties Landing at Edwards Air Force Base, Ca

Blufords Missions  STS–61-A October 30, 1985 October 30, Orbits, 169 hours 111 Orbits, 169 hours  STS-39 April 28, 1991 April 28, orbits, 199 hours 134 orbits, 199 hours  STS-53 December 2, 1992 December 2, orbits, 175 hours 115 orbits, 175 hours

Bluford  NASA Logged over 688 hours in space Logged over 688 hours in space Retired in July 1993, Retired in July 1993, status of colonel  Today Vice President of NYMA Vice President of NYMA Resides in Cleveland, Ohio with Resides in Cleveland, Ohio with wife of 30 years

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