In 1983, as a member of the crew of the Orbiter Challenger on the mission STS-8, Guion Bluford became the first African American in space as well as the second person of African ancestry in space, after Cuban cosmonaut Arnaldo Tamayo MÃ©ndez.
Head entity: STS-8
Tail entity: Guion Bluford
Relation (head \u2192 tail): astronaut mission
Inverse relation (tail \u2192 head): crew member