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First Black astronaut candidate in U.S. finally goes to space at 90
Axios· 6 hours agoEd Dwight, a Black Air Force captain selected in the '60s for the U.S.'s astronaut trainee program,...
Ed Dwight, America’s first Black astronaut candidate, finally goes to space 60 years later
WJTV Jackson· 5 days agoVAN HORN, Texas (AP) — Ed Dwight, America’s first Black astronaut candidate, finally rocketed into ...
Back in Colorado, America's first Black astronaut Ed Dwight says trip to space "righted a wrong"
CBS News· 3 days agoThe former Air Force Pilot was selected by President John F. Kennedy back in 1961 as a candidate for...
Black astronauts say 90-year-old Ed Dwight's 1st trip to space was 'justice'
ABC News· 4 days agoHours after his historic first trip to space, 90-year-old Ed Dwight sat among three retired Black...
90-Year-Old Black Astronaut ‘Ecstatic’ About First Space Trip After Being Passed Over Decades Ago
Black America Web· 3 days agoDwight served as an Air Force pilot until President John F. Kennedy co-signed him to be the first ...
First Black astronaut completes his mission 63 years later, becomes oldest man to go to space
WSB Cox articles via Yahoo News· 3 days agoEd Dwight always dreamed of being an astronaut. In 1961, President John F. Kennedy selected the Air...