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Ed Dwight, NASA’s First Black Astronaut, Finally Just Reached Space 60 Years Later
IFLScience· 2 days agoDwight is also now the record-holder for the oldest person to have ever flown into orbit.
'This was a life-changing experience:' 1st Black astronaut candidate exults after suborbital launch...
Space via Yahoo News· 2 days agoNinety-year-old Ed Dwight got to live out his long-delayed spaceflight dream with a suborbital...
He just became the oldest man to go to space, and he has surprising SC connections
The State via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThe 90-year-old joined five other passengers to reach space with Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin spaceflight...
It Took 60 Years for America's First Black Astronaut To Achieve His Ultimate Goal
The Root via Yahoo News· 2 days agoNever give up on your dreams. I know it’s a cheesy phrase that gets used much too often, but Ed...
Ed Dwight, America’s first Black astronaut candidate, finally goes to space 60 years later
WJTV Jackson· 2 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
Los Angeles Times· 3 days agoAmerica’s first Black astronaut candidate finally rocketed into space 60 years later, flying with...
Blue Origin Flies Tourists Again After 20-Month Pause: Every ‘Space First’ Launched So Far
The New York Observer· 16 hours agoOver the weekend, Jeff Bezos’ rocket company Blue Origin launched its first passengers to suborbital...
At age 90, America's first Black astronaut candidate has finally made it to space
NPR· 3 days agoThe approximately 10-minute suborbital flight put Dwight in the history books as the oldest person...
Ed Dwight, first Black astronaut candidate, becomes oldest person in space
New York Daily News· 2 days agoEd Dwight, NASA’s first Black astronaut candidate during the Space Race, became the oldest human in...
Blue Origin launches first Black astronaut candidate 60 years after rejection
CBS News via Yahoo News· 3 days agoAt 90 years and eight months old, Dwight is the oldest person ever to fly in space, edging out actor...