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For more than 25 years, African- American astronauts have contributed to the success and science of space exploration. Let’s celebrate six men and women who have helped change the course of U.S. space travel.
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Black History First: In 1983, Bluford became the first African- American to visit outer space. Missions: Four flights into outer space—including the maiden voyage of the space shuttle Challenger Background: Bluford was born in 1942. He was a pilot in the U.S. Air Force. Guion S. Bluford Jr. Check out Bluford’s biography http://www.nmspacemuseum.org/halloffame/detail.php?id=134 (International Space Hall of Fame)
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Black History First: Gregory became the first African-American to command a space flight in 1989. Missions: Gregory went on three space flights. He piloted one mission and commanded the other two. Background: Gregory was born in 1941. Before flying through outer space, he flew in the U.S. Air Force. Watch this video about Gregory’s first flight. http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1681526156963136186 (National Space Society) Frederick D. Gregory
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Black History First: In 1992, Jemison became the first African-American woman to travel to outer space. Mission: Jemison served on the space shuttle Endeavour’s maiden voyage. Background: Born in 1956, Jemison became a medical doctor. She conducted medical experiments during her time in outer space. Mae C. Jemison Watch this video interview with Jemison. http://www.researchchannel.org/prog/displayevent.aspx?rid=2917 http://www.researchchannel.org/prog/displayevent.aspx?rid=2917 (Rutgers University)
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Black History First: Harris became the first African-American astronaut to walk in outer space, in 1995. Missions: Harris flew twice—once on an international mission with Russian astronauts in 1993. Background: Harris was born in 1956. He joined the National Space and Aeronautics Administration as a medical doctor. Dr. Bernard A. Harris Jr. Watch this video biography about Harris. http://www.horatioalger.org/video/Harris.html http://www.horatioalger.org/video/Harris.html (Horatio Alger Association)
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Black History First: Bolden is the first African-American to oversee NASA on a permanent basis. Missions: Bolden piloted two of his four space missions. Background: Bolden was born in 1946. Before he became an astronaut, Bolden was a U.S. Marine. Charles F. Bolden Jr. Listen to this stellar conversation with Bolden. http://sitemason.vanderbilt.edu/news/audio/2007/05/09/stellar-conversations- an-insiders-look-at-the-space-shuttle-with-astronaut-charlie-bolden.57909 http://sitemason.vanderbilt.edu/news/audio/2007/05/09/stellar-conversations- an-insiders-look-at-the-space-shuttle-with-astronaut-charlie-bolden.57909 (Vanderbilt University)
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Making History: One of NASA’s active astronauts, Wilson is scheduled for space travel again in March 2010. Missions: Wilson flew on the space shuttle Discovery twice—once in 2006 and once in 2007. Background: She was born in 1966, and studied aerospace engineering, the technology of space travel, in college. Stephanie D. Wilson Read about Wilson and NASA’s astronaut swimming test. http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/jscfeatures/articles/000000576.html (NASA)
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Visit these Web sites for more resources about space exploration Scholastic Classroom Magaines. www.scholastic.com/juniorscholasticwww.scholastic.com Photo Credits: Type over this text when you have the credits. Photo Credits: Type over this text when you have the credits. Photo Credits: Type over this text when you have the credits. Photo Credits: Type over this text when you have the credits. Photo Credits: Type over this text when you have the credits. NASA: Challenging the Space Frontier http://teacher.scholastic.com/space an online activity for students http://teacher.scholastic.com/space Interview with Mae http://teacher.scholastic.com/space/mae_jemison/interview.htm transcript of an interview with Jemison conducted by students http://teacher.scholastic.com/space/mae_jemison/interview.htm Black Wings: African-American Pioneer Aviators http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3751234 a lesson plan for teachers http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3751234
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