african american astronaut

First African-American astronaut who walked in space visits NJIT...

EurekAlert! - Mathematics and Statistics  Wed, 07/09/2008 - 23:00

(New Jersey Institute of Technology) The first African American astronaut, Bernard Harris, ExxonMobil engineers and 52 middle school students will design and construct at NJIT small rafts of aluminum and straw designed to hold pennies.