Guion+Bluford

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 * Pictures || You must change yourself before you can change the world. || Narration ||
 * [[image:http://www.nmspacemuseum.org/halloffame/images/large/bluford.jpg width="183" height="221"]] || Early life || Guion "Guy" Bluford, Jr. was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on November 22, 1942. His mother, Lolita was a special education teacher and his father, Guion Sr. was a mechanical engineer. The Blufords encouraged all four of their sons to work hard and set their goals high. Guy, certainly did. ||
 * [[image:http://media-2.web.britannica.com/eb-media/82/116682-004-3A227C83.jpg width="246" height="193"]] || Education || He studied aerospace engineering at Pennsylvania State University, graduating in 1964. He was a distinguished U.S. Air Force Reserve Officers' Training member in college. Bluford joined the U.S. Air Force and served in the Vietnam War. ||
 * [[image:http://www.asianventure.com/images/vietnam/vietnam_map.gif width="242" height="426"]] || Vietnam || He was assigned to the 557th Tactical Fighter Squadron at Cam Ran Bay, Vietnam, Guion Bluford flew 144 combat missions, 65 over North Vietnam. After Vietnam, Guy spent five years as a flight instructor at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas. ||
 * [[image:http://www.msstate.edu/dept/afrotc/graphics/air%20force%20logo%202.jpg width="276" height="264"]] || Air Force || After the war, Bluford went to the Air Force Institute of Technology where he received a master's degree in aerospace engineering in 1974 and went on to earn Ph.D. in that same subject in 1978. ||
 * [[image:http://www-as.harvard.edu/chemistry/trop/img/NASA_Logo.gif width="200" height="192"]] || Nasa || Also in 1978, he was picked for the nasa space program. ||
 * [[image:http://www.torvec.com/images/NASA/NASA_training.jpg width="294" height="242"]] || Training || He underwent the most intense medical examination of his life. Over the course of ten days, he was given a variety of detailed medical tests at Moscow's Institute of Medical and Biological Problems. ||
 * [[image:http://img.metro.co.uk/i/pix/2008/03/rocketshipAP_450x250.jpg width="385" height="244"]] || First flight || Bluford made history on August 30, 1983, when the Challenger took off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, making him the first African American to experience space travel. During this mission, he conducted experiments. Bluford joined the crew of three more space missions in 1985, 1991, and 1992. ||
 * [[image:http://www.richard-seaman.com/Wallpaper/Aircraft/Civil/SpaceShipOneLanding10oClock.jpg width="368" height="253"]] || Landing || Guy's first mission was STS-8 aboard the space shuttle Challenger, which launched from Kennedy Space Center on Aug. 30, 1983 finally ended after 98 orbits of the earth. The Challenger landed at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., on Sept. 5, 1983. ||
 * [[image:http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/gateway/PTARGS_0_2_13087_1586_259872_43/http%3B/pubcontent.state.pa.us/publishedcontent/publish/cop_environment/phmc/communities/extranet/publichistoryprograms/publichistoryprogramsunstructuredcontent/lriesbluford.jpg width="261" height="247"]] || Marriage || Guy married Linda Tull in 1964. They have 2 children: Guion III and James. ||
 * [[image:http://www.pd.astro.it/othersites/sc/Images/StarChild/space_level2/guion_bluford_big.gif width="237" height="342"]] || Retirement || Guion Bluford Retired from NASA and the Air Force in 1993. He now serves as vice president and general manager of the Science and Engineering Group, Aerospace Sector of Federal Data Corporation in Maryland. He has received many medals, awards, and accolades, and was inducted into the International Space Hall of Fame in 1997. He has spoken before many groups, especially young people, where he serves as a great role model. ||