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Ed Dwight, America's first Black astronaut candidate, finally goes to space 60 years later
WSB Radio· 6 days agoVAN HORN, Texas — (AP) — Ed Dwight, America's first Black astronaut candidate, finally rocketed into...
America’s first Black astronaut candidate finally goes to space 60 years later on Bezos rocket
WCMH via Yahoo News· 7 days agoVAN HORN, Texas (AP) — Ed Dwight, America’s first Black astronaut candidate, finally rocketed into...
Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin launches first crew to edge of space since 2022 grounding
CNBC· 7 days agoA Blue Origin New Shepard rocket launches from Launch Site One in West Texas north of Van Horn on...
AP News Summary at 6:32 p.m. EDT
Washington Times-Herald· 7 days agoA helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and other officials apparently has crashed in the mountainous northwest reaches of his country. Raisi was traveling in Iran’s East Azerbaijan ...
Bezos' Blue Origin goes back to space with 90-year old Black astronaut and 5 others
Fast Company Magazine· 6 days agoJeff Bezos’ space company Blue Origin launched a six-person crew — including the first U.S. Black...
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Fort Wayne Journal Gazette· 7 days agoAt least 11 people were reported killed in attacks in Ukraine’s war-ravaged northeast on Sunday as Russia pushed ahead with its renewed offensive. In the Kharkiv region, the focus of the offensive ...
America’s first Black astronaut candidate finally goes to space 60 years later on Bezos rocket
The Columbian· 7 days agoAmerica’s first Black astronaut candidate finally rocketed into space 60 years later, flying with Jeff Bezos’ rocket company on Sunday. Ed Dwight was an Air Force pilot when President John F ...
Springsteen guitarist: Ax CD4's D'Esposito
Newsday· 6 days agoSteve Van Zandt, lead guitarist for the Bruce Springsteen-backing E Street Band and a star of “The Sopranos,” is endorsing Democrat Laura Gillen for...
AP News Summary at 10:02 p.m. EDT
Washington Times-Herald· 7 days agoA helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and other officials apparently has crashed in the mountainous northwest reaches of his country. As the sun rose Monday, Raisi and the others ...
Blue Origin launches six tourists to the edge of space after nearly two-year hiatus
AccuWeather· 6 days agoEd Dwight attends a screening of "The Space Race" documentary in January in Houston. At 90, Dwight...