First Black Astronaut In Space
Nasa astronaut jeanette epps will soon make history becoming the first black woman to live and work long term aboard the international space station.
First black astronaut in space. It wasn t until 1983 that guion bluford jr. Jemison is an american astronaut and physician who on june 4 1987 became the first african american woman to be admitted into nasa s astronaut training program. She s a chemical engineer scientist physician teacher astronaut and actor.
Next generation episode becoming the first nasa astronaut to also serve in the fictional starfleet. On september 12 1992. Guy bluford became the first african american in space on aug.
Jemison is no exception. Astronaut on january 5 2016 nasa announced that epps would become the first african american space station crew member when she launched on her would be first spaceflight in may 2018 as a flight engineer on expedition 56 remaining on board for expedition 57. Her flight is scheduled for 2021.
Over the course of her career she has worked in engineering and medical research and was invited to be part of a star trek. In addition to her extensive background in science dr. 30 1983 aboard the challenger on nasa s eight space shuttle mission sts 8.
Would become the first african american to travel in space. Bluford became the first black astronaut to travel in space in 1983 as a crew member aboard the third flight of the space shuttle challenger. And nearly three decades after neil armstrong and buzz aldrin landed on the moon a black.
Lawrence jr on june 30 1967 as the first african american astronaut by any national space program. Epps november 2 1970. Guion stewart bluford jr.