Handsigned autograph of Guion Bluford NASA Astronaut on a STS -3 Shuttle mission

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Hand signed autograph of Guion Bluford NASA Astronaut with 4 STS Shuttle missions flownGuion Stewart Bluford Jr. is an American aerospace engineer, retired U.S. Air Force officer and fighter pilot, and former NASA astronaut, who is the first African American and the second person of African descent to go to space. He is a veteran of 4 missions aboard Space Shuttles : STS-8, STS-61-A, STS-53, STS-39. His signature is on a RCA Support Systems cover for the STS-3 launch. Bluford left NASA and retired from the USAF in July 1993 to take the post of Vice President/General Manager, Engineering Division of NYMA, Greenbelt, Maryland. In May 1997, he became Vice President of the Aerospace Sector of Federal Data Corporation and in October 2000, he became the Vice President of Microgravity R&D and Operations for the Northrop Grumman Corporation. He retired from Northrop Grumman in September 2002 to become the President of Aerospace Technology, an engineering consulting organization in Cleveland, Ohio. Bluford was inducted into the International Space Hall of Fame in 1997, the United States Astronaut Hall of Fame in 2010, and the National Aviation Hall of Fame in 2019. In 2002, scholar Molefi Kete Asante listed Bluford on his list of 100 Greatest African Americans In 2006, Bluford was recognized as a distinguished alumnus of Penn State by being selected as the Grand Marshal for his alma mater's Homecoming celebration. In 2020, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine awarded him the Ohio Distinguished Service Medal: Ohio's highest non-combat decoration for service.CONGRATS GUION

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