Crew Shirt, Shuttle, STS-8, Guy Bluford
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http://dp.la/api/items/d0528aef46c90288687d38775559f5e0
Title
Crew Shirt, Shuttle, STS-8, Guy Bluford
Creator
Cross Creek
Guion S. Bluford Jr
Description
Astronaut Guion S. "Guy" Bluford, Jr. wore this shirt during the six-day Space Shuttle STS-8 mission aboard Challenger in August-September 1983, when he became the first African American in space. Astronauts live and work comfortably in a normal crew cabin atmosphere or "shirt-sleeve environment" aboard the Space Shuttle. In the early 1980s astronauts on each mission wore identical dark blue knit shirts. The only difference was the unique patch for each mission crew. NASA presented Guy Bluford's complete in-flight suit to the Museum shortly after the STS-8 mission.
Subject
Cross Creek
Bluford, Guion S
Source
Smithsonian Institution
Subject
Aeronautics
Cross Creek
Bluford, Guion S
Collection
Citation
Cross Creek and Guion S. Bluford Jr, “Crew Shirt, Shuttle, STS-8, Guy Bluford,” Center for Knit and Crochet Digital Repository, accessed May 21, 2024, https://digital.centerforknitandcrochet.org/items/show/28356.
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