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Who was the first African American to lead the NASA space program?

  • He was born in Columbia, South Carolina, and he graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy and received his master's degree from the University of Southern California.
  • He fought in Vietnam where he flew over one hundred combat missions.
  • In 1981, he was the first black U.S. Marine to become an astronaut.
  • In 2006, he was inducted into the Astronaut Hall of Fame.

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