Black History Month

1. Bernard Harris Jr.
Database Research 2 Project
By: Nardy Vasquez Per: 3

2. Bernard s
Childhood
• Bernard Harris
Jr.was born on
June 26, 1956.
• He was born in
Temple, Texas.

3. Bernard s
Family
• Bernard s mother
was Gussie H.
Burgess.
• His father s name
was Bernard A.
Harris.
• Both Parents from
Temple, Texas.

4. Bernard s
Younger
Brother
• Bernard (9 yrs.
old) also had a
younger brother
named Dennis(7
yrs. Old).

5. Education
• Graduated from
Sam Houston High
School, San
Antonio, Texas in
1974.
• In 1974 Bernard
received a
bachelor of
science degree in
biology from
University of
Houston in 1978.

6. Education
• Received a
doctorate in
medicine from
Texas Tech
University School
of Medicine in
1982.

7. Education
• Dr.Harris
completed a
residency in
internal medicine
at the Mayo
Clinic in 1985.

8. Training
• Completed a
National
Research
Council
Fellowship at
NASA Ames
Research Center
in 1987.

9. Training
• Trained as a
flight surgeon at
the Aerospace
School of
Medicine, Brooks
Air Force Base,
San Antonio,
Texas in 1988.

10. Experience
• Dr. Harris
completed a
National
Research
Council
Fellowship at
NASA Ames
Research Center,
Moffett Field, CA.

11. Experience
• While at Ames he
conducted
research in the
field of
musculoskeletal
physiology, and
disuse
osteoporosis,
completing his
fellowship in
1987.

12. Experience
• In 1987, he joined
NASA Johnson
Space Center as a
clinical scientist
and flight surgeon.
• His duties included
clinical
investigations of
space adaptation
and the
development of
countermeasure
for extended
duration space
flight.

13. Accomplishments
• Selected by NASA
in January 1990,
Dr. Harris became
an astronaut in
July 1991.
• Dr. Harris has
logged more than
438 hours in
space.

14. Accomplishments
• Dr. Harris was
assigned as a
mission specialist
in August 1991.
• Later flew on
Columbia for ten
days (April 26-May
6, 1993).
• During this flight,
Dr. Harris logged
over 293 hours
and 4,164,183
miles in space.

15. Accomplishments
• Dr. Harris was the
Payload
Commander on
STS-63 ( Feb.2-
11,1995), the first
flight of the new
joint Russian-
American Space
Program.
• During the flight,
Dr. Harris became
the first African
American to walk
in space.

16. • He logged 198
hours, 29
minutes in space,
completed 129
orbits, and
traveled over 2.9
million miles.

17. Where Is He
Now?
• Today, he is
happily married
to Sandra Fay
Lewis.
• They have one
child.

18. Interests
• Today he enjoys
flying, sailing,
skiing, running,
scuba diving, art
and music.

19. DREAM Tour
• Bernard interacts
with student in the
Bronx during a
two-day stop in
NYC in October of
2008.
• He likes to interact
with the kids
during his DREAM
Tour presentation.

20. Sources:
• Johnson, Lyndon B. "Astronaut Bio: Bernard
Harris 1/99." National Aeronautics and Space
Administation. NASA, Jan. 1999. Web. 24
Feb. 2012.
• Jr., Bernard Harris. "Kids Need Spark to Fuel
Science Interest." USA Today. Gannett, 28
Apr. 2011. Web. 24 Feb. 2012.
<http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/forum
/2011-04-29-Fuel-science-interest_n.htm>.
• Following is from LAUSD digital library:
• Spangenburg, Ray, and Kit Moser. "Harris,
Bernard." African Americans in Science, Math,
and Invention, A to Z of African Americans.
New York: Facts On File, Inc., 2003. African-
American History Online. Facts On File,
Inc. http://www.fofweb.com/activelink2.asp? It
emID=WE01&iPin=AASM0071&SingleRecord
=True (accessed February 24, 2012).