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Following his historic first trip to space, 90-year-old Ed Dwight sat among three Black NASA astronauts who thanked him for pathing their way to orbit.
Fresh off his flight back from Texas, Ed Dwight walked with CBS Colorado across the terminal at Denver International Airport and reminisced about the opportunity he got over the weekend.
Ed Dwight, America’s first Black astronaut candidate, finally rocketed into space 60 years later, flying with Jeff Bezos’ rocket company on Sunday.
NPR's Scott Simon speaks with artist Ed Dwight about his recent trip to space and legacy as America's first Black astronaut candidate.
Ed Dwight, the oldest man to go to space, says beating cancer is his greatest triumph Ed Dwight is known as a barrier-breaking astronaut as well as a beloved artist.
Hours after his historic first trip to space, 90-year-old Ed Dwight sat among three retired Black NASA astronauts who thanked him for forging a path for them to go into orbit and called his voyage ...