NASA astronaut candidates Ronald McNair, Guion Bluford, and Frederick Gregory, 1978

Astronaut candidates R. McNair, G. Bluford, and F. Gregory — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) [Photo ID: 78-HC-172]
*NASA astronaut candidates (left to right) **Ronald E. McNair** PhD '76, Guion S. Bluford, and Frederick D. Gregory pose wearing Apollo spacesuits* *for a photo on the cover of the March 9, 1978 issue of* Jet magazine. The published cover photo was taken more directly in front of them.

Timeline: 1970s

School: School of Engineering

Department: Aeronautics and Astronautics

Career: ScienceTechnology

Object: Image

Collection: Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994, Magazine features, NASA, Ronald E. McNair

External Link: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Astronaut_candidates_Ronald_McNair,_Guion_Bluford,_and_Frederick_Gregory.jpg

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