Black astronauts say 90-year-old Ed Dwight's 1st trip to space was 'justice'
Hours after his historic first trip to space, 90-year-old Ed Dwight sat among three retired Black NASA astronauts who thanked ...
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Ed Dwight sculpted a historic path to space
In 1961, Ed Dwight was a decorated Air Force pilot with ... Dwight finally realized his dream of space travel. He and five other passengers skimmed into space on a roughly 10-minute flight ...
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Ed Dwight, the First Black Astronaut Candidate in the U.S., Finally Travels to Space at 90 Years Old
More than 60 years after he became the United States’ first Black astronaut candidate, Ed Dwight ... Sunday, Dwight joined five other people on the New Shepard rocket’s trip to space: Mason ...
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Decades after training, 90-year-old finally goes to space on Blue Origin flight
Ed Dwight had to wait more than 60 years to fulfil his ambition to go to space. In 1961, he was chosen by then US President John F Kennedy as the first black astronaut candidate in the country.
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Ed Dwight, America's first Black astronaut candidate, finally goes to space 60 years later
Ed Dwight, America's first Black astronaut candidate, finally rocketed into space 60 years later, flying with Jeff Bezos' rocket company on Sunday.
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Ed Dwight: First African American Candidate for Space
Ed Dwight Jr. was the first African American to be trained as an astronaut. In 1962, Dwight was selected for astronaut training at the urging of the Kennedy Administration.