Also in 1980, Cuban Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez became the first person of Hispanic and black African descent to fly in space, and in 1983, Guion Bluford became the first African American to fly into space.
ˈɔːlsoʊ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi, kjˈuːbən ɑːɹnˈældoʊ tˈæmeɪˌoʊ mˈeɪndɛz bɪkˌeɪm ðə fˈɜːst pˈɜːsən ʌv hɪspˈænɪk ænd blˈæk ˈæfɹɪkən dᵻsˈɛnt tə flˈaɪ ɪn spˈeɪs, ænd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi θɹˈiː, ɡɪˈɑːn blˈuːfɚd bɪkˌeɪm ðə fˈɜːst ˈæfɹɪkən ɐmˈɛɹɪkən tə flˈaɪ ˌɪntʊ spˈeɪs.