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Guion Bluford, an Uncommon card
Guion Stewart Bluford Jr. is an American aerospace engineer, retired United States Air Force officer and fighter pilot, and former NASA astronaut, in which capacity he became the first African American to go to space.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 70
- DEF
- 75
- Power
- 145
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 84,000
Power 145 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 75 % of WikiCards cards.
Guion Bluford quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Guion Bluford card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He ______ in four Space Shuttle flights between 1983 and 1992.
Answer
participated. He participated in four Space Shuttle flights between 1983 and 1992. From the Guion Bluford article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
In ____, as a member of the crew of the Orbiter Challenger on the mission STS-8, he became the first African American to fly in space.
Answer
1980s. In 1983, as a member of the crew of the Orbiter Challenger on the mission STS-8, he became the first African American to fly in space. From the Guion Bluford article on Wikipedia.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- While assigned to NASA, he remained a USAF officer rising to the rank of colonel.
- He participated in four Space Shuttle flights between 1983 and 1992.
- In 1983, as a member of the crew of the Orbiter Challenger on the mission STS-8, he became the first African American to fly in space.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Guion Bluford article was read about 84,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 70 and blocks with 75: each hit it takes is cut by 30 %.
How to get Guion Bluford
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Guion Bluford (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : NASA, retouched by Cofeeandcrumbs, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
