Guion Bluford - STS-8 - August 30, 1983
Sci-Fi 5
English - August 30, 2021 07:00 - 5 minutes - 4.95 MB - ★★★★★ - 26 ratingsTV & Film Society & Culture literature entertainment film history sciencefiction Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Astronaut Guion "Guy" Bluford became the first African-American in space when space shuttle mission STS-8 launched on August 30, 1983. Today's podcast looks back at the road to greater diversity at NASA and the very special sci-fi influence in Bluford's career.
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Written by Ashley Thomas
Hosted by Jessica Lynn Verdi
Music by Devin Curry