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StoryCorps
- We travel the country and record the stories of every day people and archive them at the Library of Congress. To date, we've recorded more than 45,000 stories with nearly 90,000 participants. -
Stars." It tells the story of Ronald E. McNair, who was on board the Challenger and was the second African American to enter space. But first, he was a kid with big dreams in Lake City, South Carolina.
On January 28, 1986, NASA Challenger mission STS-51-L ended in tragedy when the shuttle exploded 73 seconds after takeoff. On board was physicist Ronald E. McNair, who was the second African American to enter space. But first, he was a kid with big dreams in Lake City, South Carolina.
Ronald's story is part of StoryCorps Griot—an initiative to ensure that the voices, experiences, and life stories of African Americans will be preserved and presented with dignity.
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BLACK - AFRICAN AMERICAN ASTRONAUTS - past and present
Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez
... Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez was the first Cuban citizen and the first person from a country in the Western Hemisphere other than the United States to travel into earth orbit. He was also the first Hispanic and first Black person in space.
B. Alvin Drew
... Colonel Benjamin Alvin Drew is a United States Air Force officer and a NASA astronaut. He flew on Space Shuttle mission STS-118 to the International Space Station.
Bernard A. Harris, Jr.
... Bernard Anthony Harris, Jr. is a former NASA astronaut. On February 9, 1995, Harris became the first African American to perform an extra-vehicular activity (spacewalk), during the second of his two Space Shuttle flights.
Charles F. Bolden, Jr.
... Charles Frank "Charlie" Bolden, Jr. is the current Administrator of NASA, a retired United States Marine Corps major general, and former NASA astronaut.
Frederick D. Gregory... Frederick Drew Gregory is a former NASA astronaut and former NASA Deputy Administrator. He also served briefly as NASA Acting Administrator in early 2005, covering the period between the departure of Sean O'Keefe and the swearing in of Michael Griffin.
Guion “Guy” Bluford, Jr.... Guion “Guy” Bluford, Jr. is an engineer, retired Colonel from the United States Air Force and a former NASA Astronaut. He participated in four Space Shuttle flights between 1983 and 1992.
International Black Aerospace Council... The International Black Aerospace Council coordinates and develops activities of the world aerospace community to enhance outreach efforts pertaining to Blacks in aerospace career fields.
Jeanette J. Epps
... Jeanette Jo Epps is a CIA intelligence officer, and current NASA astronaut candidate. Born in Syracuse, New York, Epps lives in Fairfax, Virginia.
Joan Higginbotham
... Joan Elizabeth Higginbotham is an American engineer and a former NASA astronaut. She flew aboard Space Shuttle Discovery mission STS-116 as a mission specialist.
Leland D. Melvin
... Leland Devon Melvin is an American engineer and a NASA astronaut. He served on board the Space Shuttle Atlantis as a mission specialist on STS-122, and as mission specialist 1 on STS-129.
Livingston L. Holder, Jr.
... Livingston L. Holder, Jr. was a USAF astronaut in the Manned Spaceflight Engineer Program during the mid-1980s. He was assigned to fly as a payload specialist on the Space Shuttle Challenger, but the mission was canceled due to the Challenger accident in 1986.
Mae Jemison
... Mae Carol Jemison is an African American physician and NASA astronaut. She became the first African American woman to travel in space when she went into orbit aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour on September 12, 1992.
Michael Philip Anderson
... Michael Philip Anderson was a United States Colonel (USAF) and NASA astronaut, who was killed in the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster when the craft disintegrated after reentry into the Earth's atmosphere.
Robert Curbeam
... Robert Lee Curbeam, Jr. is a former American astronaut, and Captain in the United States Navy.
Robert Henry Lawrence, Jr.
... Robert Henry Lawrence, Jr. was a United States Air Force officer and the first African-American astronaut.
Robert Satcher
... Robert Lee "Bobby" Satcher, Jr. is a physician, chemical engineer, and NASA astronaut. He became the first orthopedic surgeon in space during STS-129. He participated in 2 spacewalks during STS-129, accumulating 12hrs 19min of EVA time.
Ronald McNair
... Ronald Ervin McNair, Ph.D. was a physicist and NASA astronaut. McNair died during the launch of the Space Shuttle Challenger on mission STS-51-L.
Stephanie Wilson
... Stephanie Diana Wilson is an American engineer and a NASA astronaut. She flew on her first mission in space onboard the Space Shuttle mission STS-121, and is the second African American woman to go into space, after Mae Jemison.
The First Black Astronaut - Guion Bluford... Guion "Guy" Bluford, the first African-American to go up in space and an inspiring force to thousands of aspiring astronauts in the world today.
Winston E. Scott
... Winston Elliott Scott is a retired United States Navy captain and former NASA astronaut.
Yvonne Cagle
... Yvonne Cagle was a member of the Astronaut Class of 1996. She is currently assigned to Johnson Space Center's Space and Life Sciences Directorate.
