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Blue Origin launches six tourists to the edge of space after nearly two-year hiatus
AccuWeather· 7 days agoEd Dwight attends a screening of "The Space Race" documentary in January in Houston. At 90, Dwight...
Blue Origin resumes human flights to suborbital space, but it wasn’t perfect
Ars Technica· 7 days agoMore than 60 years after he was denied an opportunity to become America's first Black astronaut, Ed...
Community meetings in the San Fernando Valley area, May 20-27
Los Angeles Daily News· 7 days agoFind a book club, neighborhood council board meeting, a veterans group, farmers markets, charity and...
Bezos' Blue Origin goes back to space with 90-year old Black astronaut and 5 others
Fast Company Magazine· 7 days agoJeff Bezos’ space company Blue Origin launched a six-person crew — including the first U.S. Black...
America’s First Black Astronaut Candidate Soars To Space 60 Years Later, Becomes Oldest Person In...
Black Enterprise· 7 days agoEd Dwight, 90, who became America’s first Black astronaut candidate under John F. Kennedy’s presidency has finally made it to outer space more than 60 years later. Dwight was a part of the six-person ...
He could’ve been America’s first Black astronaut. Now, he’s the oldest
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 7 days agoNow, 60 years after he was prevented from becoming the first Black astronaut, Dwight has become the...
America’s first Black astronaut candidate goes to space 60 years later
Air Force Times· 7 days agoEd Dwight, America’s first Black astronaut candidate, finally rocketed into space 60 years later,...
The D Brief: Gaza mediators’ frustration; Ukraine’s latest plea; War-in-space race; China tapping...
Defense One· 6 days agoMeet the frustrated negotiators seeking an end to war in Gaza: Five months after mediating a weeklong ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, Qatar’s top diplomat confessed his frustration that ...
Ed Dwight, America’s First Black Astronaut Trainee, Reaches Space at 90 - Los Angeles Sentinel
Los Angeles Sentinel· 6 days agoThe liftoff from Blue Origin’s West Texas launch site was the company’s first passenger flight in nearly two years. This approximately 10-minute suborbital flight etched Dwight’s name in history ...
ON THIS DAY IN MUSIC HISTORY: 5.22 | 97.3 KBCO | Keefer
iHeartRadio· 5 days ago1958 - Jerry Lee Lewis arrived at London's Heathrow Airport to begin his first British tour, along...