By Victor Trammell Photo credits: NASA On August 30, 1983, hundreds flocked to see the launch of America's first African-American astronaut into orbit. Guion 'Guy' Bluford, Jr. often said that he did not join NASA just to achieve the distinction of becoming the first Black man to journey into space, but it was undoubtedly a […]

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