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Presented by: Joshua Hase

Presented by: Joshua Hase. Guion Stewart Bluford Jr. Upbringing. Father Guion Sr. Mother Lolita Lessons “Reach for the Stars” Lack of hard work. Childhood Interests. Mechanical Toys Aviation Posters Black Pilots Sputnik I Experimenting Physics Foreshadow. Education.

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Presented by: Joshua Hase

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  1. Presented by: Joshua Hase Guion Stewart Bluford Jr.

  2. Upbringing • Father • Guion Sr. • Mother • Lolita • Lessons • “Reach for the Stars” • Lack of hard work

  3. Childhood Interests • Mechanical Toys • Aviation • Posters • Black Pilots • Sputnik I • Experimenting • Physics • Foreshadow

  4. Education • 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

  5. Air 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

  6. 557th TFS Pilots - Mar 1967 557th TACTICAL Fighter Squadron

  7. 557th TACTICAL Fighter Squadron Two fully loaded 557th birds Filling Up

  8. 557th TACTICAL Fighter Squadron 557th f-4 Taxiing

  9. Air 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

  10. 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

  11. NASA • Applications • Diverse Group • Training

  12. NASA • NEW Hobby • New Friends • McNair and Gregory • Graduation

  13. STS-8 • The Crew • New Milestones • Night Launch • Oldest Person • First African-American • Night Landing • Duties

  14. STS-8 Duties Shuttle Mission Simulator Training

  15. STS-8 Duties Bluford Checking Experiment Equipment

  16. STS-8 Duties Truly and Bluford Sleeping

  17. STS-8 Duties Bluford Launching The Indian Satellite

  18. STS-8 Duties Landing at Edwards Air Force Base, Ca

  19. Blufords 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

  20. Bluford • 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

  21. References 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

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