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Ed Dwight, America’s First Black Astronaut Candidate, Makes History by Finally Reaching Space at 90
People Magazine· 3 days agoEd Dwight, the United States’ first-ever Black astronaut candidate, has finally traveled to space —...
Ed Dwight, first Black astronaut candidate, becomes oldest person in space
New York Daily News· 3 days agoEd Dwight, NASA’s first Black astronaut candidate during the Space Race, became the oldest human in...
Blue Origin launches six tourists to the edge of space after nearly two-year hiatus
CNN via Yahoo News· 3 days agoBezos flew aboard the rocket in 2021. Other notable space tourists previously carried by the vehicle...
Blue Origin launches six tourists to the edge of space after nearly two-year hiatus
CNN.com· 3 days agoBlue Origin’s tourism rocket has launched passengers to the edge of space for the first time in...
Black astronauts say 90-year-old Ed Dwight's 1st trip to space was 'justice'
ABC News· 3 days agoHours after his historic first trip to space, 90-year-old Ed Dwight sat among three retired Black...
He just became the oldest man to go to space, and he has surprising SC connections
The State· 3 days agoThe 90-year-old sculptor and former Air Force captain joined five other passengers on Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin spaceflight, which took off from west Texas around 10:30 a.m. Sunday, according ...
Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin launches first crew to edge of space since 2022 grounding
CNBC· 4 days agoA Blue Origin New Shepard rocket launches from Launch Site One in West Texas north of Van Horn on...
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy finds its Chancellor in Holly Hunter
ClutchPoints· 2 days agoAcademy Award winner Holly Hunter is set to star in Paramount+'s upcoming show Star Trek: Starfleet...
He could’ve been America’s first Black astronaut. Now, he’s the oldest
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 3 days agoNow, 60 years after he was prevented from becoming the first Black astronaut, Dwight has become the...
Blue Origin launches six tourists to the edge of space after nearly two-year hiatus
AccuWeather· 3 days agoEd Dwight attends a screening of "The Space Race" documentary in January in Houston. At 90, Dwight...