Astronaut Guion S. Bluford, STS-8 mission specialist, assists Dr. William E. Thornton (out of frame) with a medical test that requires use of the treadmill exercising device designed for spaceflight by the STS-8 medical doctor. Bluford was the first African-American astronaut, flying into orbit on the Space Shuttle Challenger on August 30, 1983.
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Astronaut Guion S. Bluford, STS-8 mission specialist, assists Dr. William E. Thornton (out of frame) with a medical test that requires use of the treadmill exercising device designed for spaceflight by the STS-8 medical doctor. Bluford was the first African-American astronaut, flying into orbit on the Space Shuttle Challenger on August 30, 1983.