Guion S. Bluford

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Guion_S._Bluford

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:human
gptkbp:almaMater	gptkb:Pennsylvania_State_University gptkb:University_of_Houston–Clear_Lake gptkb:Air_Force_Institute_of_Technology
gptkbp:awards	gptkb:Air_Medal gptkb:Legion_of_Merit gptkb:NASA_Distinguished_Service_Medal gptkb:Air_Force_Meritorious_Service_Medal gptkb:National_Society_of_Black_Engineers_Distinguished_National_Scientist_Award gptkb:NASA_Space_Flight_Medal
gptkbp:birthDate	1942-11-22
gptkbp:birthPlace	gptkb:Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania,_United_States
gptkbp:children	2
gptkbp:employer	gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:memberOf	gptkb:Omega_Psi_Phi
gptkbp:militaryBranch	gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:militaryRank	Colonel
gptkbp:nationality	gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableFor	first African American in space
gptkbp:occupation	gptkb:engineer gptkb:pilot gptkb:astronomer Air Force officer
gptkbp:retired	1993
gptkbp:spaceMission	gptkb:STS-39 gptkb:STS-53 gptkb:STS-61-A gptkb:STS-8 4
gptkbp:spouse	gptkb:Linda_Tull
gptkbp:totalTimeInSpace	688 hours
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Astronaut_Group_8
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Guion S. Bluford