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SLUG: pg-sci25 DATE: July 25, 2007 CREDIT: Mark Gail/ TWP  B

On February 9, 1995, Dr. Bernard A Harris Jr. became the first black Astronaut to go on a spacewalk.  He was the first to to be part of  NASA’s research teams and he was  also involved in the construction of the space rovers.

SOURCE:http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/black-history-facts