Bernard A. Harris Jr.

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Bernard Harris
Born	Bernard Anthony Harris Jr. (1956-06-26) June 26, 1956 (age 68) Temple, Texas, U.S.
Education	University of Houston (BS, MBA) Texas Tech University (MD) University of Texas, Galveston (MS)
Space career
NASA astronaut
Time in space	18d 6h 8m
Selection	NASA Group 13 (1990)
Total EVAs	1
Total EVA time	4h 39m
Missions	STS-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.