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Ed Dwight was to be the first Black astronaut. At 90, he's finally getting his due
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 3 months agoEd Dwight grew up in segregated 1930s Kansas on a farm on the edge of town. “My first flight was the...
Ed Dwight, First Black US Astronaut Candidate, Is Finally Heading To Space
VIBE via Yahoo News· 4 weeks agoEd Dwight, the first Black astronaut candidate, is ready to soar into space. On Thursday (April 4),...
The Dwight Stuff: Black would-be astronaut Ed Dwight on 'The Space Race,' and missed opportunity
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 months agoEd Dwight is featured in NatGeo's "The Space Race," a NatGeo film now streaming on Hulu and Disney+....
Ed Dwight, sculptor and first African-American astronaut candidate, visits Pensacola
Pensacola News Journal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoEd Dwight, the first Black astronaut candidate and a respected sculptor, will create a statue of...
The man who was almost NASA's first Black astronaut in the 1960s explains why he never made it to...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 3 months agoEd Dwight in the cockpit of an F-104 circa the 1960s.Bettmann Archive/Getty Images "The Space Race"...
Bezos resuming Blue Origin spaceflights with the man selected to be the nation's first Black...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 1 month agoEd Dwight, a former Air Force pilot who was the first Black astronaut candidate, will be a part of...
Blue Origin puts a test pilot who could have been NASA’s first Black astronaut on its next space...
GeekWire via Yahoo News· 1 month agoIf the fates decided differently, Air Force test pilot Ed Dwight could have become NASA’s first...
Ed Dwight, The First Black Astronaut Candidate, Is Finally Getting His Chance To Go To Space At 90...
Blavity via Yahoo News· 4 weeks agoThe man who would’ve been America’s first Black astronaut is finally getting the chance to head to...
Ed Dwight, The First Black Astronaut Candidate In The US, Will Be In The Crew For Blue Origin’s New...
AfroTech via Yahoo News· 1 month agoBlue Origin has birthed a full-circle moment for former Air Force Captain and Kansas City, KS,...
Ed Dwight discovers new life mission after nearly becoming first Black astronaut
CBS News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoInside 88-year-old Ed Dwight's art studio in Denver, Colorado, is a collection of stories told...