Bernard A. Harris Jr.

Bernard Harris
Born
Bernard Anthony Harris Jr.

(1956-06-26) June 26, 1956 (age 68)
EducationUniversity of Houston (BS, MBA)
Texas Tech University (MD)
University of Texas, Galveston (MS)
Space career
NASA astronaut
Time in space
18d 6h 8m
SelectionNASA Group 13 (1990)
Total EVAs
1
Total EVA time
4h 39m
MissionsSTS-55
STS-63
Mission insignia

Bernard Anthony Harris Jr. (born June 26, 1956) is a former NASA astronaut. On February 9, 1995, Harris became the first African American to perform an extra-vehicular activity (spacewalk), during the second of his two Space Shuttle flights.