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Guion Bluford

(1942) Military Officer

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Guion Bluford is a military officer.

Quick Facts About Guion Bluford

Born: November 22, 1942
Profession: Military Officer

About Guion Bluford

[Wikidata] American astronaut (born 1942)... | [Wikipedia] Guion Stewart Bluford Jr. is an American aerospace engineer, retired United States Air Force (USAF) officer and fighter pilot, and former NASA astronaut, in which capacity he became the first African American to go to space. While assigned to NASA, he remained a USAF officer rising to the rank of co

Quotes by Guion Bluford

To climb into an airplane and motor up by yourself, it is just amazing.

Airplane

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I wanted to set the standard, do the best job possible so that other people would be comfortable with African-Americans flying in…

Best

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I chased my dreams. In the end, find what gets you excited and chase it.

Chase

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The job is so fantastic, you don't need a hobby. The hobby is going to work.

Going

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It might be a bad thing to be first , if you stop and think about it. It might be better to…

Bad

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The crew taped the intercom conversation. There's somebody giggling and laughing all the way up. And we listened to it for quite…

Communication

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