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37 years ago Lieutenant Colonel Guion S. Bluford, Jr., becomes the first African-American astronaut to travel in space.
Aug 30, 2020 12:13 AM
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37 years ago Lieutenant Colonel Guion S. Bluford, Jr., becomes the first African-American astronaut to travel in space.
MultiFacets
So damn cool.
AFistfulOfDollHairs
You know my man fucked in zero g
bangbangbangbangbangbangbangban
Is that Kevin hart
Fokeiro
Still second black person in space, Arnaldo Tamayo an african-cuban was the first in space.
theUFCfan
Ijustwantquiet
Woot! However, this isn't as magnificent as Astronaut Leland Melvin's official photo.
InoffensivePablum
He's like a unicorn!
ghostfacevader
CoyoteWill
Damnit Cyril!!!
lickmytaco
Thank you so much for sharing this was beautiful I’ve never heard of him before?
Flibbertyjib
The clarification of ‘astronaut’ leaves me with questions...
Ritchyitchy
37 years later we're celebrating the first, left handed, diabetic, transgender person to graduate juinor college.
AlkeneThiol
Shut up
Ritchyitchy
you shut up
TerriblePokemon
I had lunch with him as a kid. Really cool dude
pazzo8d5280
How did that happen?
TerriblePokemon
I think he was offering tickets for lunch with him at a charity raffle and my father won them
ShlongaDonga
Schoolmates I'm guessing?
TerriblePokemon
No, but my father did go to the same high school as Norman Schwarzkopf in Iran.
emmalilly
1983 was 37 years ago?!?! Jeezus Christ, how old am I?!?!
QotU
Yes
xcopperx
37
DJDizzyG
dude, im 40 this year 1980.... were all getting old
Cucumberclouds
Got any birthday plans?
ItWasASickOstrich
I’ll be 40 in exactly 1 month, I know the feeling bro
devolutionary
The difference between today and 1980 is the same as 1980 and 1940.
TheyMeanToWinWimbledon
I was born 18 years after the end of WWII. My Mom was born 18 years after the end of WWI.
Provos
Congratulations Lieutenant Colonel Bluford for working hard and achieving a dream so few get to realize or experience.
IW42
*Colonel Bluford. He was promoted once more before his retirement.
lucindamarie18
there is now a black woman to go into space...
lucindamarie18
slowly but surely, inch by inch, we are getting recognized for what WE are capable of, what wecan do and achieve.don't forget those who's
lucindamarie18
come before us for now and future generations to realize that YES WE CAN.
Provos
Meritocracy is the best way to show you are the best and deserves hat you earned.
JennyIronTeeth
Why not just give a shout out to how hard he worked?
pazzo8d5280
Are you asking why I mentioned his race?
JennyIronTeeth
Yes. It doesnt matter.
FabulousBadass
*shouldn't
ImmaCatImmaSexyCat
It shows that he worked hard to overcome the stigmas he probably grew up with, given the times.
pazzo8d5280
Representation matters.
JennyIronTeeth
How?
lickmytaco
You must not be a POC if you have to ask how it’s relevant. Representation always matters.
pazzo8d5280
When you aren't aware of people you can identify with accomplishing things, it's difficult to feel like you can too.