Name: Bluford, Guion Country: USA M/F: M Number of Flights: 4

Space Flights Launch Date - Shuttle Landing Date - Shuttle
1. STS-8 August 30, 1983 - Challenger September 5, 1983 - Challenger
2. STS-61A October 30, 1985 - Challenger November 6, 1985 - Challenger
3. STS-39 April 28, 1991 - Discovery May 6, 1991 - Discovery
4. STS-53 December 2, 1992 - Discovery December 9, 1992 - Discovery

Space Flights Descriptions
1. STS-8 Deployed INSAT 1B for India
First African-American in space
2. STS-61A Spacelab D-1 Mission (SL-D1)
First dedicated German Spacelab mission - Record crew of eight
3. STS-39 Dedicated military mission 8
First military space shuttle mission with unclassified payloads
4. STS-53 Dedicated military mission 10

Return to Master List American Astronauts Four Spaceflights
Space Shuttle Program - 1983 / 1985 / 1991 / 1992

Updated - June 4, 2006