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50th Year Memorial Tribute honoring our nation's first African-American astronaut -- Major Robert H. Lawrence, Jr. -- December 8th at 10:00am at Kennedy Space Center Visitor's Complex.


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'The first, but not the last': Lawrence remembered as pioneering black astronaut
James Dean, FLORIDA TODAY Published 5:08 p.m. ET Dec. 8, 2017 | Updated 10:34 p.m. ET Dec. 8, 2017

Opinion: First black astronaut a forgotten hero
Ben Crump, Guest columnist Published 3:20 p.m. ET Dec. 5, 2017 | Updated 3:50 p.m. ET Dec. 6, 2017

​First black astronaut honored on 50th anniversary of death
AP Aerospace Writer, 3:01 p.m Friday, Dec. 8, 2017 Palm Beach Post

​First black astronaut honored on 50th anniversary of death
By MARCIA DUNN, AP AEROSPACE WRITER CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Dec 8, 2017, 4:01 PM ET

Mandatory Credit: Craig Bailey/FLORIDA TODAY via USA TODAY 


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  • News
    • 33rd National Space Symposium
    • 32nd National Space Symposium
    • 31st National Space Symposium
    • 2016 Robotic Mining Competition
    • Israeli Students Visit Space Mirror Memorial
    • NASA Day of Remembrance 2015
    • NASA Day of Remembrance 2016
    • NASA Day of Remembrance 2017
    • Alan Shepard Award
    • Freeman 50th Anniversary Memorial, October 31, 2014
    • 50th Year Memorial Tribute honoring Major Robert H. Lawrence, Jr.
    • Remembering John W Young
    • Apollo 1 Memorial Ceremony January 27. 2014
    • Challenger Memorial Ceremony January 28. 2014
    • Annual AMF Board Dinner and launch Photos
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