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Ed Dwight, America's first Black astronaut candidate, finally goes to space 60 years later
KABC 7 Los Angeles· 5 days agoEd Dwight, America's first Black astronaut candidate, finally rocketed into space 60 years later,...
First Black astronaut candidate in U.S. finally goes to space at 90
Axios· 1 day agoEd Dwight, a Black Air Force captain selected in the '60s for the U.S.'s astronaut trainee program,...
After not becoming the first Black astronaut in space, Edward J. Dwight Jr. went there at 90
KNDO - KNDU Tri-Cities· 4 hours agoDwight Jr. was picked by John F. Kennedy’s White House to join a test pilot program at Edwards Air...
90-Year-Old Black Astronaut ‘Ecstatic’ About First Space Trip After Being Passed Over Decades Ago
Black America Web· 4 days agoDwight served as an Air Force pilot until President John F. Kennedy co-signed him to be the first ...
Black astronauts say 90-year-old Ed Dwight's 1st trip to space was 'justice'
ABC News· 5 days agoHours after his historic first trip to space, 90-year-old Ed Dwight sat among three retired Black...