Uplifting News: BHM100*: Celebrating Guion “Guy” Bluford, Ron McNair and Frederick Gregory – the 1st African American Astronauts in Space | A Sign of Progress

Uplifting News: BHM100*: Celebrating Guion “Guy” Bluford, Ron McNair and Frederick Gregory – the 1st African American Astronauts in Space | A Sign of Progress
Why this story matters: Behind the headlines, stories like this show how real-world solutions are taking shape. Quick summary: This story highlights recent developments related to science, showing how constructive action can lead to meaningful results. You may have heard of Black astronauts like Mae Jemison , Charles Bolden or Victor Glover, but do you know about the first African-American astronauts or what they contributed to NASA ’s space program? Guion “Guy” Bluford , Ron McNair and Frederick Gregory were the first three African-Americans in space. They were also NASA classmates in its famous “Class of 1978” – the first class to train women as astronauts ( Sally Ride ) as well as the first Asian-American man ( Ellison Onizuka ). Would you like to read more good news about Science , Space Travel , Guy Bluford , Aviation Week , African-American Astronauts , and Star Trek ? Guy Bluford graduated from Penn State and joined the Air Force in 1964 to become a pilot. Bluford was deployed to Vietnam and fle…