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Major Robert Lawrence Memorial Tribute
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Major Robert Lawrence Memorial Tribute

NASA / KSC · 2017-12-08 · photograph (digital archive)

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Antonio "Tony" Knox, grand basileus of the Omega Psi Phi, speaks during an Astronauts Memorial Foundation tribute honoring U.S. Air Foce Maj. Robert Lawrence who was a member of the fraternity. Selected in 1967 for the Manned Orbiting Laboratory Program, Lawrence was the first African-American astronaut. He lost his life in a training accident 50 years ago. The ceremony took place in the Center for Space Education at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex.

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Robert LawrenceAstronautsAstronauts Memorial FoundationSpace Mirror Memorial
Credit lineMajor Robert Lawrence Memorial Tribute. NASA/KSC, 2017-12-08. Public domain. ID: KSC-20171208-PH_KLS01_0169.
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