# @worldscifest on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/BbzqidIAHkZ
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/2460873-worldscifest-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/a963a4338d.jpg
- **Posted:** 2017-11-22T18:16:52.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** WorldScienceFestival (@WorldSciFest) — https://gondola.cc/WorldSciFest

## Caption

Happy birthday Guion S. Bluford, Jr.! He is a @nasa astronaut, a US Air Force pilot, and he became the first African-American to fly into space in 1983, as a member of the crew of the Orbiter Challenger. #inspiration
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#science #history #sciencehistory #challenger #space #spacehistory #blacklives #blackhistory #hero #sciencehero #africanamerican #NASA #spaceflight #fly #pilot #astronaut #birthday #happybirthday #hbd #otd #onthisday 📷 @ap.images

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## Tags

africanamerican, onthisday, astronaut, hero, birthday, otd, inspiration, blackhistory, history, challenger, pilot, nasa, space, sciencehero, spacehistory, spaceflight, blacklives, science, happybirthday, hbd, fly, sciencehistory

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