Guion Bluford is an American aerospace engineer, retired U.S. Air Force officer and fighter pilot, and former NASA astronaut, who is the first African American and the second person of African descent to go to space. Before becoming an astronaut, he was an officer in the U.S. Air Force, where he remained while assigned to NASA, rising to the rank of colonel. He participated in four Space Shuttle flights between 1983 and 1992. In 1983, as a member of the crew of the Orbiter Challenger on the mission STS-8, he became the first African American in space as well as the second person of African ancestry in space, after Cuban cosmonaut Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez.
Presented is a First Day Cover (FDC) autographed by Guion Bluford. The FDC showcases a Decade of Space Achievements (1961-71) and is postmarked August 2, 1971 from the Kennedy Space Center. Bluford signed it on the front in black ballpoint pen (“9”).
Authentication: JSA Basic Cert & Sticker
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