Astro

Top 10 African-American Astronauts

By shahzab720

  • Bernard A. Harris, Jr.

    Bernard A. Harris, Jr.
    First African-American to walk in space.

  • Robert Henry Lawrence, Jr.

    Robert Henry Lawrence, Jr.
    First African-American Astronaut. He didn't make it into space.

  • Michael P. Anderson

    Michael P. Anderson
    Killed in the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster.

  • Robert Curbeam

    Robert Curbeam
    He is a former NASA astronaut and Captain in the United States Navy.

  • B. Alvin Drew

    B. Alvin Drew
    He is a former NASA astronaut and Captain in the United States Navy.

  • Joan Higginbotham

    Joan Higginbotham
    She is an American engineer and a former NASA astronaut.

  • Robert Satcher

    Robert Satcher
    He became the first orthopedic surgeon in space during STS-129.

  • Stephanie Wilson

    Stephanie Wilson
    Second African-American woman to walk into space.

  • Jeanette J. Epps

    Jeanette J. Epps
    She is a CIA intelligence officer.