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Black astronauts say 90-year-old Ed Dwight's 1st trip to space was 'justice'
ABC News via Yahoo News· 21 hours agoWhen he returned to Earth as the oldest person ever to travel to space, he was greeted and applauded...
90-Year-Old Black Astronaut ‘Ecstatic’ About First Space Trip After Being Passed Over Decades Ago
Black America Web· 4 hours agoAmerica’s first Black astronaut candidate has finally fulfilled his lifelong dream to travel to...
Helium Leak Forces NASA to Delay Boeing Starliner Launch Again
SciTechDaily· 11 hours agoThe additional time will be used to ensure the system’s performance and safety for the flight...
NASA astronaut Buchli to be honored with Theodore Roosevelt Rough Rider Award
The Fargo Forum· 5 hours agoNASA astronaut James Buchli has been selected as the 49th recipient of the North Dakota Theodore...
Ed Dwight, America's 1st Black astronaut candidate, becomes oldest person in space
13 News, WVEC Hampton Roads· 2 days agoEd Dwight, America’s first Black astronaut candidate, finally rocketed into space 60 years later,...
NASA astronauts practice 'moonwalking' in the Arizona desert (photos)
Space via Yahoo News· 4 days agoField in Northern Arizona on May 13, 2024. (Image credit: NASA/Josh Valcarcel) "During Artemis 3,...
Ed Dwight, the First Black Astronaut Candidate in the U.S., Finally Travels to Space at 90 Years Old
Smithsonian Magazine· 23 hours agoMore than 60 years after he became the United States’ first Black astronaut candidate, Ed Dwight...
Back in Colorado, America's first Black astronaut Ed Dwight says trip to space "righted a wrong"
CBS News· 3 hours agoThe former Air Force Pilot was selected by President John F. Kennedy back in 1961 as a candidate for...
Ed Dwight, America’s First Black Astronaut Candidate, Makes History by Finally Reaching Space at 90
People via Yahoo News· 1 day agoFacebook Ed Dwight, America's first Black astronaut candidate, in space on Sunday Footage from the...
He could’ve been America’s first Black astronaut. Now, he’s the oldest
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 21 hours agoNow, 60 years after he was prevented from becoming the first Black astronaut, Dwight has become the...