Did you know that Astronaut Dr. Bernard Harris was the first African American to walk in space on February 2, 1995?Dr. Harris was the Payload Commander on STS-63, the first flight of the joint Russian-American Space Program. He fulfilled his childhood dreams and became another pioneer in Black history.
This is not the first time we have talked about the impact of African Americans in the space program. You may recall that we showed this video of space history that isn't well known:
Did you ever dream of being an astronaut?
