Guion S. Bluford

Guion S. Bluford Jr., Ph.D., is founder and President of The Aerospace Technology Group. Previously, Dr. Bluford held executive positions at Northrop Grumman, Federal Data Corporation, and NYMA Inc. Prior to that, Dr. Bluford was a NASA astronaut on four space shuttle missions, including a Spacelab flight and a classified DOD flight. Dr. Bluford served on the Board of Trustees of The Aerospace Corporation, the National Research Council’s Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board, the Board of Directors of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, the U.S. Space Foundation, the NASA Alumni League, and the Investigative Activities of the Columbia Accident Investigation Board. He has been the recipient of several prestigious awards from the DOD, NASA, and the State of Pennsylvania. Dr. Bluford was inducted into the International Space Hall of Fame in 1997. He received his doctoral and master’s degrees in aerospace engineering from the Air Force Institute of Technology, a Master of Business Administration from the University of Houston, attended the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business, and has a bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering from Penn State University. Dr. Bluford served 29 years in the United States Air Force.