presented by: joshua hase guion stewart bluford jr
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Presented by:
Joshua Hase
Guion Stewart Bluford Jr.Guion Stewart Bluford Jr.
UpbringingUpbringing
Father Guion Sr.
Mother Lolita
Lessons “Reach for the Stars” Lack of hard work
Childhood InterestsChildhood Interests
Mechanical Toys
Aviation Posters Black Pilots Sputnik I
Experimenting Physics Foreshadow
EducationEducation Overbrook Senior High
Guidance Counselor Engineering Student
Pennsylvania State University 3rd Generation of Blufords Church Groups Linda Tull Phi Delta Kappa Junior ROTC Cadet
“I changed directions right then and there, I decided to go into the Air Force as a pilot. I thought that if I were a pilot, I would be a better engineer”
Graduation
Air ForceAir Force
Williams Air Force Base Pilot training
Vietnam 557th Tactical Fighter
Squadron 144 Combat Missions 3,000 hours of Flight Time 10 Air force Medals Cam Rahn Bay, South Vietnam
557th TACTICAL Fighter Squadron557th TACTICAL Fighter Squadron
557th TFS Pilots - Mar 1967
557th TACTICAL Fighter Squadron557th TACTICAL Fighter Squadron
Two fully loaded 557th birds Filling Up
557th TACTICAL Fighter Squadron557th TACTICAL Fighter Squadron
557th f-4 Taxiing
Air ForceAir Force
3,630th Flying Training Wing
Sheppard Air Force Base
T-38 Flight Instructor X-Country & Acrobatics
Logged 1,300 hours
Awards Instructor of the Month Outstanding Flight Safety
Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT)Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT)
Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio
Master of Science Degree with a Distinction in Aerospace Engineering
Staff Development Engineer
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering with a minor in Laser physics
NASANASA
Applications
Diverse Group
Training
NASA NASA
NEW Hobby
New Friends McNair and Gregory
Graduation
STS-8STS-8
The Crew
New Milestones Night Launch Oldest Person First African-American Night Landing
Duties
STS-8 DutiesSTS-8 Duties
Shuttle Mission Simulator Training
STS-8 DutiesSTS-8 Duties
Bluford Checking Experiment Equipment
STS-8 DutiesSTS-8 Duties
Truly and Bluford Sleeping
STS-8 DutiesSTS-8 Duties
Bluford Launching The Indian Satellite
STS-8 DutiesSTS-8 Duties
Landing at Edwards Air Force Base, Ca
Blufords MissionsBlufords Missions
STS–61-A October 30, 1985 111 Orbits, 169 hours
STS-39 April 28, 1991 134 orbits, 199 hours
STS-53 December 2, 1992 115 orbits, 175 hours
BlufordBluford
NASA Logged over 688 hours in space Retired in July 1993,
status of colonel
Today Vice President of NYMA Resides in Cleveland, Ohio with
wife of 30 years
ReferencesReferences
AFIT, (2006). Air Force Institute of Technology. Retrieved March 26, 2006, Web site: http://www.afit.edu/
CHAM, Introduction to Computational Fluid Dynamics. Retrieved March 30, 2006, from CHAM Web site: http://www.cham.co.uk/website/new/cfdintro.htm#target4
Haskins, Jim & Benson, Kathleen (1984). Space Challenger: The Story of Guion Bluford. Minneapolis, MN: Carolrhoda Books, Inc..
Jeffrey, Laura S. (1998). Countdown to Space: Guion Bluford: A Space Biography. Springfield, NJ: Enslow Publishers, Inc..
NASA, (1996, January). Astronaut Bio: Guion S. Bluford, Jr.. Retrieved March 15 2006, from National Aeronautics and Space Administration Web site: http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/bluford-gs.html
PDKInt, (2006, January). About Phi Delta Kappa. Retrieved April 3, 2006, from Phi Delta Kappa International - The Professional Association in Education Web site: http://www.pdkintl.org/aboutpdk/aboutpdk.htm
Stauss, Kevin (2004, February 27). The My Hero Project - Guion S. Bluford. Retrieved March 15, 2006, from The My Hero Project Web site: http://myhero.com/myhero/hero.asp?hero=BLUFORD_Wilmington_ul
Wade, Mark (2006, January 4). Bluford. Retrieved March 15, 2006, from Encyclopedia Astronautica Web site: http://astronautix.com/astros/bluford.htm