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Astronaut Training Pays Off at 90: Ed Dwight Finally Reaches Space, Making History as Oldest to Ever...
GoodNewsNetwork· 2 days ago60 years after passing Air Force selection as a candidate to be the first African-American astronaut, Edward Dwight fulfilled that dream by blasting off with Blue Origin on Sunday for a short ...
The D Brief: Gaza mediators’ frustration; Ukraine’s latest plea; War-in-space race; China tapping...
Defense One· 5 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 ...
Community meetings in the San Fernando Valley area, May 20-27
Los Angeles Daily News· 6 days agoFind a book club, neighborhood council board meeting, a veterans group, farmers markets, charity and...
Watch: America’s first Black astronaut candidate finally goes to space 60 years later
WPIX New York City, NY via Yahoo News· 7 days agoI am ecstatic.” The brief flight from West Texas made Dwight the new record-holder for oldest person...
Ed Dwight, America’s First Black Astronaut Trainee, Reaches Space at 90 - Los Angeles Sentinel
Los Angeles Sentinel· 5 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 ...
Your Dad Will Be Pleased To Learn Columbo: The Return Is Coming To Blu-Ray
GameSpot· 2 days agoThe last few years have seen a resurgence in appreciation for Columbo, and if you're looking to...
It’s no wonder I love the flicks I do. Like so many filmmakers and fans, I got my movie education...
The Boston Globe· 3 days agoOur film critic remembers the late, sometimes great B-movie king, who died earlier this month.
The 44 Percent: Florida’s Emancipation Day + Biden’s billion-dollar promise + A Black pioneer in...
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 3 days agoEd Dwight, America’s first Black astronaut candidate, made the trip to space via Jeff Bezos’ rocket...
Blue Origin resumes human flights to suborbital space, but it wasn’t perfect
Ars Technica· 6 days agoMore than 60 years after he was denied an opportunity to become America's first Black astronaut, Ed...
Feel Good Friday: 90 year old becomes oldest man to go to space
WRBL Columbus· 2 days agoThe WRBL News 3 This Morning crew is kick off a brand new segment called “Feel Good Friday.” Each...