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America’s first Black astronaut candidate goes to space 60 years later
Air Force Times via Yahoo News· 1 day agoAir Force veteran Ed Dwight, America’s first Black astronaut candidate, finally rocketed into space...
Ed Dwight, America’s First Black Astronaut Candidate, Makes History by Finally Reaching Space at 90
People Magazine· 1 day agoOrigin’s seventh human space flight on Sunday, May 19, according to a news release from Jeff Bezos'...
Black astronauts say 90-year-old Ed Dwight's 1st trip to space was 'justice'
ABC News via Yahoo News· 1 day agoHours after his historic first trip to space, 90-year-old Ed Dwight sat among three retired Black...
Watch: Texas-tested security barriers could prevent ER crash disaster
KXAN via Yahoo News· 6 days agoBryan Army Air Field trained pilots during the war and, later, a handful of future astronauts,...
He could’ve been America’s first Black astronaut. Now, he’s the oldest
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 1 day agoBut Dwight was not chosen to be an astronaut in the 1963 class, a class that included famed...
90-Year-Old Black Astronaut ‘Ecstatic’ About First Space Trip After Being Passed Over Decades Ago
Black America Web· 7 hours agoAmerica’s first Black astronaut candidate has finally fulfilled his lifelong dream to travel to...
Bezos’s Blue Origin sends first crew to edge of space since 2022
The Hill via AOL· 2 days agoBlue Origin, Jeff Bezos’s rocket company, sent its first crew into space in nearly two years, after...
Letters to the Editor — Organ donation, school parties, campus protests, Apollo 10
Dallas Morning News· 4 days agoRe: “Organ donation saved me and many others — Each year, I honor the 15-year-old who gave me the...
House Republicans push for Trump to receive Congressional Gold Medal over ‘exceptional leadership’
The Independent via Yahoo News· 6 days agoIf Mr Trump were to be given the honour, he would join previous medal recipients including Neil...