×

NASA's video: Guy Bluford First African American in Space: 40 Years of Inspiration

@Guy Bluford, First African American in Space: 40 Years of Inspiration
In 1983, NASA’s Guy Bluford broke barriers and made history as the first African American astronaut in space. Hear from Bluford himself, see footage from his Space Shuttle missions, and celebrate the milestones that forever changed the landscape of space exploration. Bluford’s first mission was STS-8, which launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on Aug. 30, 1983. This was the third flight for the Challenger orbiter, and the first mission with a night launch and night landing. During the mission, the STS-8 crew deployed the Indian National Satellite (INSAT-1B), operated the Canadian-built RMS with the Payload Flight Test Article (PFTA), operated the Continuous Flow Electrophoresis System (CFES) with live cell samples, conducted medical measurements to understand biophysiological effects of spaceflight, and activated four “Getaway Special” canisters. STS-8 completed 98 orbits of the Earth in 145 hours before landing at Edwards Air Force Base, California, on Sept. 5, 1983. More on Guy Bluford: https://www.nasa.gov/subject/11054/guy-bluford/ Link to download this video: https://images.nasa.gov/details/Guy%20Bluford,%20First%20African%20American%20in%20Space%2040%20Years%20of%20Inspiration Producer: Jori Kates Editor: Sonnet Apple Music: Universal Production Music Credit: NASA

1.2K

0
NASA
Subscribers
12.2M
Total Post
5.9K
Total Views
187.7M
Avg. Views
373.3K
View Profile
This video was published on 2023-08-30 18:30:10 GMT by @NASA on Youtube. NASA has total 12.2M subscribers on Youtube and has a total of 5.9K video.This video has received 1.2K Likes which are lower than the average likes that NASA gets . @NASA receives an average views of 373.3K per video on Youtube.This video has received 0 comments which are lower than the average comments that NASA gets . Overall the views for this video was lower than the average for the profile.

Other post by @NASA