To whom it may concern, i am writing you today to tell you about the joy your bluford series books have brought to our classroom. Today is the 77th birthday of guion bluford, the first. The bluford series is a collection of twentyone young adult novels that focus on the lives of a group of high school students and their families. Immediately download the guion bluford summary, chapterbychapter analysis, book notes, essays, quotes, character descriptions, lesson plans, and more everything you need for studying or teaching guion bluford. First africanamerican astronaut in space, guion bluford. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover guions. View guion blufords profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Before becoming an astronaut, bluford was a colonel in the u. The great lakes science center exhibit features personal memorabilia that guion bluford collected over the course of his nearly 30year flying career, which included four. Guy blufords memories of his historic flight sts8 are just as vivid as they were on that summer night.
The story of guion bluford trailblazer biographies haskins, james, benson, kathleen on. Historical 19th century lincoln holmes salisbury meyer. His mother lolita was a special education teacher and his father, guion sr. Is hand signed by guion bluford %100 authentic autograph. It discriminates in the kinds of people and information guion bluford lets enter his heart and mind. Author laura jeffrey wrote an indepth biography of guion bluford. A space biography countdown to space jeffrey, laura s. Bluford went on to receive two more masters degrees and a doctoral degree. He participated in four space shuttle flights between 1983 and 1992. First africanamerican astronaut in space, guion bluford jr. Bluford is an american aerospace engineer, retired u. Many shoppers here on etsy do not realize that additional photos are present on each etsy listing. Stephen robinson astronaut autopen guide stephen robinson astronaut autopen, kindly submitted by bob mcleod autopen machines often vibrate when they are in use creating a very distinctive shaky signature. Guion bluford hand signed autograph 4x6 photo nasa.
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Nasa public domain bluford was born november 22, 1942 in philadelphia, pennsylvania. Jeffrey, 1998, enslow publishers edition, in english guion bluford 1998 edition open library. Arnaldo tamayo mendez was a cuban who went into space 3 years prior to bluford. The blufords encouraged all four of their sons to work hard and set their goals high. Guy bluford became the first african american in space on aug. Guion bluford biography, birth date, birth place and pictures. On four spaceflights, bluford served as a mission specialist and spent more than 28 days in space. Before becoming an astronaut, he was an officer in the u. Guion blufords phone number, email, address spokeo. Guion has 2 brothers, his mother lolita, his father guion sr. Guion blufords nickname is guy guion blufords 1985 mission on sts61a was the last successful flight of the challenger. School counselors told guion bluford, who dreamed of building planes that he was not college material. I set my novels in toronto, a city of contradictions, ripe with conflict possibilities. Bluford was not the first black man in space a cuban astronaut had flown with the soviet union s space program.
Astronaut guion bluford, the first african american in space guion guy bluford, jr. As a crew member of space shuttle mission sts8, he became the first africanamerican to venture into space. He was born in philadelphia, pennsylvania on november 22, 1942. Guion bluford was born on november 22 1942, in philadelphia, to guion bluford and lolita bluford.
The joy comes from my students wanting to read and reading silently and in groups. Read more about our numerological interpretation of guion blufords personality number. Pronunciation of guion bluford jr with 1 audio pronunciation and more for guion bluford jr. The great lakes science center exhibit features personal memorabilia that guion bluford collected over the course of his nearly 30year flying career, which included four space shuttle missions. Its kind of funny that i did a report on him when i wound up going to krista mccalaffs college where they obviously didnt teach me how to spell her name. The bluford series is a collection of twenty young adult novels that focus on the lives of a group of high school students and their families. I am selling my autosigned guion bluford 4x6 photograph. Bluford logged well over 600 hours in space before retiring, and still managed to accomplish goals even beyond his historic achievement. Astronaut guion bluford autograph signed autographed photo. Guion bluford is credited as engineer, and astronaut space shuttle, nasa. Guion bluford served our nation both on and off the ground and even off the planet.
The full name of guion bluford is guion stewart bluford jr. The son of a mechanical engineer and a special education teacher, bluford grew up in a household where. After years of training, he was named to the shuttle s eighth mission, which commenced on august 30, 1983. The series draws its name from the school which many of the characters attend. Guion bluford astronaut autopen guide, guide to identifying astronaut autopens. Astronaut guion bluford handsigned nasa 8x10 litho portrait 10f29. Guion bluford authentic hand signed autograph 4x6 photo. According to another source on line called dominion. When one of us cannot remember who my nose has just grown asked if they could join the back of the queue and go round again there was not a problem. Guion bluford was taught by his parents to reach for the stars, literally. Signed 8x10 color photo of the first africanamerican astronaut. See pictures for more details on condition of item. He was also the first african american to return to space for a second, third, and. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published.
Oct 26, 2018 if you want to get an autograph from guion bluford, you send a letter through the above address with a size of 8. Found a report on guion bluford in my box of papers from school. You will receive the exact autographed card that is pictured in the scan below. Bluford, jr special cover signed by the first black american in space philatelic envelope signed. Before he was an astronaut he was a united states air force pilot. Space challenger the story of guion bluford california. Mar 17, 2020 guion bluford, astronaut who was the first african american launched into space, on the sts8 mission in 1983.
My life is one big question mark, ever since i sustained a mild traumatic brain injury or closed head injury or concussion, whichever moniker. Astronaut guion bluford signed sts53 crew photograph ebay. Find guion blufords phone number, address, and email on spokeo, the leading online directory for contact information. Guion bluford, first africanamerican in space, is an eagle scout february 16, 2017 bryan wendell eagle scout, famous people 9 long before becoming a barrierbreaking astronaut, guion bluford was. From the time he was a young boy growing up in philadelphia, pennsylvania, guion bluford had a love of flying.
Guion bluford 1st black nasa astronaut space signed autograph. Feb 9, 2015 guion bluford was born in philadelphia, pennsylvania on the 22 of november, 1942. His mother was a school teacher and his father was a. Bluford high, named after guion guy bluford, americas first black astronaut. Guion bluford was the first african american to travel into space. Air force officer and fighter pilot, and former nasa astronaut, who was the first african american in space. Nasa astronaut guion bluford hand signed 4x6 photo. In his entire career as an astronaut he was in space for 28 days, 16 hours, and 33 minutes. Dr bluford was very accommodating despite the autograph police as rs named them.
This book details the life of bluford, his astronaut training and historic spaceflight. Guion bluford astronaut autopen guide space directory. While guion bluford was the first africanamerican in space, he was not the first black person of african heritage person in space. See more ideas about space shuttle, american and african. Nasa astronaut, aerospace engineer, military officer, and senior engineering executive, guion s. I have purchased 56 copies of such titles as search for safety, the bully, the gun, no way out, and schooled. Air force, where he remained while assigned to nasa, rising to the rank of colonel. His mother was a teacher and his father an inventor and mechanical engineer. Media in category guion bluford the following 27 files are in this category, out of 27 total. Bluford was, however, the first black american to be a member of a space flight.
Blufords personality number often serves as a censoring device, both in terms of what guion sends out, as well as what he allows to approach. Guion bluford signed autograph auto space shots trading card. Guion bluford 1st black nasa astronaut space signed autograph fdc. It was around midnight and it was raining, bluford recalls today. All twentyone of the bluford series books are available in audiobook format. Guion bluford signed 3x5 rare nasa astronaut inscription.
Popular bluford series books meet your next favorite book. Guion bluford, first africanamerican in space, is an. Guion bluford was the first african american to go up in space on august 30, 1983. The shuttle exploded on its next flight in 1986, killing teacher christa mcauliffe and six othersthe first africanamerican woman in space was mae jemison in 1992 many sources note that the first black man in space was arnaldo mendez, a cuban. Although to be fair i think they were only trying to make sure everyone got a turn to meet him before leaving time. As a mission specialist, he made four different spaceflights on the space shuttle. Disney autograph book, personalized minnie mouse with bow names disney adventure 5 x 7 autograph book, memory book, scrapbook flamingoroadjournals 5 out. With the completion of his fourth flight, bluford has logged over 688 hours. Guion bluford guy authentic hand signed autograph 4x6. Guion guy bluford was the first african american in space. Guion bluford, best known for being a astronaut, was born in philadelphia, pennsylvania, usa on sunday, november 22, 1942. It was the first space shuttle launch and landing at night and the first time an africanamerican flew into space.
He was also the first african american to return to space for a second, third, and fourth time. As a fighter pilot in vietnam, guion stewart bluford, jr. He was the eldest of three sons of guion bluford, sr. 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. In the following interview with apb speakers, bluford talks about his time at nasa, work ethic and the importance of stem education. After years of hard work, guion bluford became the first africanamerican astronaut in space while on a mission on the space shuttle challenger. Stephen robinson astronaut autopen guide space directory. He graduated with a bachelor of science degree in aerospace engineering from the pennsylvania state university in 1964. Guion guy bluford made his dreams of flying among the stars a reality on this day in 1983, becoming the first africanamerican astronaut in space. If there is no reply, resend your letter or exchange with another address.
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