
- Who
- Guion Bluford Jr.
- What
- First first
- Where
- United States ()
- When
The first African-American astronaut to travel into space (male) is Guion Bluford Jr. (USA) who achieved this feat on 30 August 1983.
Guion "Guy" Bluford was a Mission Specialist for the third Challenger mission. Throughout his career with NASA, he logged over 688 hours in orbit.