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After not becoming the first Black astronaut in space, Edward J. Dwight Jr. is headed there at 90
AOL· 7 days agoAmerican Edward J. Dwight Jr., the first Black astronaut candidate, will realize his dreams of space...
How Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft, crew will avoid potentially deadly ‘black zones’ during trip to...
Fox Weather via Yahoo News· 2 days agoNASA astronauts noted the new safety measures with Starliner, including the spacecraft's ability to...
Boeing's Starliner joins select club of crewed US spaceships
Phys.org· 3 hours agoNext week, Boeing is poised to join this elite group with the long-awaited launch of its Starliner...
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 2 satellites on record-tying 20th flight (video)
Space via Yahoo News· 2 days agoA SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched two Maxar Earth-observation satellites today (May 2). It was the...
Edward Dwight Aims for Orbit at Last
New York Times· 4 days agoSix decades ago, Mr. Dwight’s shot at becoming the first Black astronaut in space was thwarted by racism and politics. Edward Dwight is going to space,...
Drive-thru food pantry feeds thousands in Southern California
CBS News· 20 minutes agoIt may just be Southern California's longest drive-thru line. Instead, each car is met with a troop of volunteers, efficiently placing bundles of fresh produce and two weeks' worth of groceries ...
Poachers nailed after hiding fish in strange places, a first-ever bird species sighting and more hot...
Fox News via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoIn case you missed it in Lifestyle this week, soak up these headlines — including stories about wild...
The Contentious History of the Pop-Tart
Smithsonian Magazine· 22 hours agoIn September 1964, Kellogg’s changed breakfast forever by introducing Pop-Tarts to the world. What made Pop-Tarts so innovative wasn’t just the sweet...
Today in History: First death of a US resident with swine flu confirmed
Chicago Tribune· 3 hours agoOn May 5, 2009, Texas health officials confirmed the first death of a U.S. resident with swine flu....
Happy National Space Day 2024! Here's how 8 lucky kids can win a trip to Florida's Space Coast
Space via Yahoo News· 23 hours agoFor National Space Day, SpaceKids Global announces a competition to send eight kids to Florida for...
