// american astronaut (born 1942)

Guion Bluford

Guion Bluford (1942) has flown to space 4 times, spending 28.7 days off Earth in total. Nationality: United States. First flight: STS-8, 1983.

United States4 spaceflights28.7 days in space

Spaceflights

Aug 30, 1983

STS-8Space Shuttle · Cape Canaveral & Kennedy

Oct 30, 1985

STS-61-ASpace Shuttle · Cape Canaveral & Kennedy

Apr 28, 1991

STS-39Space Shuttle · Cape Canaveral & Kennedy

Dec 2, 1992

STS-53Space Shuttle · Cape Canaveral & Kennedy

Career

Nationality: United States
Born: 1942
Occupation: military officer, astronaut, aircraft pilot, military flight engineer
Employer: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Astronaut group: NASA Astronaut Group 8
Military branch: United States Air Force
Rank: colonel

In space

Spaceflights: 4
Time in space: 28.69 days
First flight: August 30, 1983
Latest flight: STS-53
Education: Pennsylvania State University; Overbrook High School; Air Force Institute of Technology; University of Houston–Clear Lake
Awards (Wikidata): 6: Legionnaire of Legion of Merit; Air Medal; United States Astronaut Hall of Fame…

Source: Wikidata Q528943 (CC0): spaceflights, time in space, citizenship, employer, astronaut group, service, education and awards. Only public professional facts are shown.