Did you know who was the first black astronaut?

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Robert H. Lawrence, Jr., 1967, was the first black astronaut, but he died in a plane crash during a training flight and never made it into space.











Guion Bluford, 1983, became the first black astronaut to travel in space;





















Mae Jemison, 1992, became the first black female astronaut.





















Frederick D. Gregory, 1998, was the first African-American shuttle commander.






















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