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America’s first Black astronaut candidate gets to space on Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin rocket and beats ...
Fortune· 2 days agoLaunch officials said all of the astronauts were well shortly after the capsule parachuted down after a flight of roughly 10 minutes. The brief flight from West Texas made Dwight the new record-holder ...
He just became the oldest man to go to space, and he has surprising SC connections
The State· 1 day agoEd Dwight left Earth Sunday morning for outer space. The 90-year-old sculptor and former Air Force captain joined five other passengers on Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin...
Ed Dwight, first Black astronaut candidate, becomes oldest person in space
New York Daily News· 1 day agoEd Dwight, NASA’s first Black astronaut candidate during the Space Race, became the oldest human in...
The 90-Year-Old Would-Be Astronaut Who Finally Gets His Chance at Space
The Wall Street Journal· 3 days agoOn Sunday, at the age of 90, Dwight will finally get his chance to go to space. He will be the...
'This was a life-changing experience:' 1st Black astronaut candidate exults after suborbital launch...
Space via Yahoo News· 1 day agoNinety-year-old Ed Dwight got to live out his long-delayed spaceflight dream with a suborbital...
He could’ve been America’s first Black astronaut. Now, he’s the oldest
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 24 hours agoHuntington Hotel in Pasadena, Calif. America's first Black astronaut candidate has finally made it...
90-Year-Old Black Astronaut ‘Ecstatic’ About First Space Trip After Being Passed Over Decades Ago
Black America Web· 6 hours agoAmerica’s first Black astronaut candidate has finally fulfilled his lifelong dream to travel to...
It Took 60 Years for America's First Black Astronaut To Achieve His Ultimate Goal
The Root via Yahoo News· 1 day agoNever give up on your dreams. I know it’s a cheesy phrase that gets used much too often, but Ed...
America's first Black astronaut candidate finally goes to space at 90 years old
FOX 29 Philadelphia· 2 days agoAmerica's first Black astronaut candidate has finally made it to space 60 years later, flying with...
Bezos’s Blue Origin sends first crew to edge of space since 2022
The Hill via Yahoo News· 2 days agoBlue Origin, Jeff Bezos’s rocket company, sent its first crew into space in nearly two years, after...