Bluford, a retired Air Force colonel and fighter pilot, received a master’s degree in aerospace engineering from AFIT in 1974 and a doctorate in that field from AFIT in 1978.
He became an astronaut in 1979. During 15 years with NASA, he flew on four space shuttle missions and logged 688 hours in space. He is founder and president of Aerospace Technology Group in Cleveland.
Speakers for the September event also include Lt. Gen. Allen Peck, commander of Air University, which provides Air Force education in air, space and cyberspace battle techniques. Peck received an AFIT master’s degree in operations research in 1985.
For more information about the AFIT event, go online to www.afit.edu/symposium.
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