Sunday, February 25, 2018

Celebrating Black History Month - Alvin Drew, black astronaut


Colonel Alvin Drew, born November 5, 1962 in Washington, DC, is a black astronaut who is a veteran of two space shuttle flights.

His first flight into space was aboard Endeavour (STS-118) in August 2007 to the International Space Station as mission specialist.

His second flight was on Discovery (STS-133) February-March 2011, during which he became the 200th person to walk in space.

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