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January 16, 1978 · Science, Engineering, Aviation & Space Exploration

NASA Selected a New Generation of Explorers

Guion Bluford, Ronald McNair, and Frederick Gregory entered the astronaut corps in the class that changed who could represent America in space.

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Then

NASA’s earliest astronaut groups had excluded Black Americans and women from the nation’s most visible spaceflight roles.

Now

The 1978 class is remembered as a turning point in the professional and demographic range of the astronaut corps.

Next

Exploration grows stronger when recruitment, training, leadership, and opportunity draw on the country’s full talent.

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