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    Guion Bluford

    Dec 03, 2020 2 minutes

    Guion Bluford applied to become a NASA astronaut in 1977, but he didn’t hold out much hope. After all, it was the first time in ten years that applications had been sought, and he was acutely aware that 8,079 people had applied – with just 35 places on offer.

    Yet Bluford was always in with a very good chance. As

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