On August 30, 1983, Lt. Col. Guion S. Bluford Jr. made history as the first African American astronaut to go to space. He flew aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger on the STS-8 mission, which launched from Kennedy Space Center. Bluford’s achievement was a significant moment in space exploration, paving the way for greater diversity within NASA and the broader field of space exploration.
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