July 29

Bernard A. Harris, Jr.   

Bernard A. Harris became an astronaut in July of 1991. He was the first African American to perform a spacewalk. Harris was born on June 26, 1956 in Temple, Texas

During Harris's second space mission February 2, 1995 - February 11, 1995, while a Payload Commander on STS-63 with the Russian space station Mir Harris walked in space for the first time.  During this mission retrieval of the Spartan 204 satellite was implemented by STS 63.  Dr. Harris served with NASA until April of 1996. During a post flight conference Captain Jim Wetherbee of STS Flight 63 introduces members of the STS 63 crew including Dr. Bernard Harris.