Bernard Harris, Jr., born June 26, 1956 in Temple, Texas, is a veteran of two space shuttle flights and is the first African-American to walk in space.
His first mission was on Columbia (STS-55) in April-May 1993 as mission specialist.
His second flight was on Discovery (STS-63) in February 1995 as mission specialist to the space station Mir, but didn't dock. During this mission, he became the first African-American to walk in space. His fellow astronaut, Michael Foale, with whom he performed the EVA, became the first Brit to walk in space.
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