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Guion S. Bluford, Jr.
(22 Nov 1942 - )
Black-American astronaut.
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Science Quotes by Guion S. Bluford, Jr. (6 quotes)
[Working for NASA] gives me a chance to use all my skills and do something that is pretty exciting.
— Guion S. Bluford, Jr.
Quoted in magazine article, 'Space Trio: New Faces Among Shuttle Crew', Ebony (Mar 1979), 60.
As early as the ninth grade I was telling people I wanted to be an aerospace engineer.
— Guion S. Bluford, Jr.
Quoted in magazine article, 'Space Trio: New Faces Among Shuttle Crew', Ebony (Mar 1979), 60.
I felt an awesome responsibility, and I took the responsibility very seriously, of being a role model and opening another door to black Americans, but the important thing is not that I am black, but that I did a good job as a scientist and an astronaut. There will be black astronauts flying in later missions … and they, too, will be people who excel, not simply who are black … who can ably represent their people, their communities, their country.
— Guion S. Bluford, Jr.
I try to keep my sons from feeling pressured that they have to accomplish more than I have. I want them to be happy. That's what is most important.
— Guion S. Bluford, Jr.
Quoted in magazine article, 'Space Trio: New Faces Among Shuttle Crew', Ebony (Mar 1979), 62.
I’ve come to appreciate the planet we live on. It’s a small ball in a large universe. It’s a very fragile ball but also very beautiful. You don’t recognize that until you see it from a little farther off.
— Guion S. Bluford, Jr.
The job is so fantastic, you don’t need a hobby. The hobby is going to work.
— Guion S. Bluford, Jr.
Quoted in magazine article, 'Space Trio: New Faces Among Shuttle Crew', Ebony (Mar 1979), 60.
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- 22 Nov - short biography, births, deaths and events on date of Bluford's birth.
In science it often happens that scientists say, 'You know that's a really good argument; my position is mistaken,' and then they would actually change their minds and you never hear that old view from them again. They really do it. It doesn't happen as often as it should, because scientists are human and change is sometimes painful. But it happens every day. I cannot recall the last time something like that happened in politics or religion.
(1987) -- 
