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26/06/1956 American astronaut Bernard Harris is born

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Bernard A. Harris, Jr.- 2000 Horatio Alger Award Winner

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Space Shuttle Flight 55 (STS-55) Post Flight Presentation

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Space Shuttle Flight 67 (STS-63) Post Flight Presentation

He flew to space twice, both times in a Space Shuttle. During his first flight in 1991 he conducted physiological experiments in Spacelab laboratory aboard Columbia orbiter. During his second spaceflight in 1995 Harris was a Payload Commander on Discovery. He became the first African-American to walk in space.
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