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#OTD in 1967, Robert H. Lawrence was chosen for the MOL program: the first African-American selected as an astronaut for a U.S. space program. Tragically, he was killed in an accident before going to space.

More about Lawrence's legacy: https://go.nasa.gov/3NPi6nJ

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Robert Lawrence: First African-American Astronaut

The USAF selected Maj. Robert H. Lawrence, Jr., on June 30, 1967, as the first African-American astronaut by any national space program.
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Michael Critz
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Joined the Air Force at 20 and then got a PhD. Epic hero

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