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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 finally flew to space. On ...
Ed Dwight: A space pioneer who finally became an astronaut
Ed Dwight could have been the only black astronaut in the 1960s – but politics got in the way. In 2024, at the age of 90, he ...
Lauren Sánchez and Jeff Bezos celebrate 90-year-old Ed Dwight’s historic spaceflight
In an inspiring milestone for space exploration and civil rights history, 90-year-old Ed Dwight has become the oldest person ...
New York Post26d
Ed Dwight, 90, America’s first black astronaut candidate, finally goes to space 60 years later
VAN HORN, Texas — Ed Dwight, America’s first black astronaut candidate, finally rocketed into space 60 years later, flying with Jeff Bezos’ rocket company on Sunday. Dwight was an Air Force ...
The First Ever Black Astronaut Candidate Finally Goes To Space, 60 Years Later
Ed Dwight is a man who made strides for the progression of Black people across America. Many people should know more about ...
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Back in Colorado, America's first Black astronaut Ed Dwight says trip to space "righted a wrong"
It's a statement not many people get to say in their lifetime, but after over 60 years, Denver resident Edward Dwight finally got the chance. "I just got back from outer space," said Ed Dwight.
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Black astronauts say 90-year-old Ed Dwight's 1st trip to space was 'justice'
"I needed to finish it," Dwight said. 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 ...
The Independent27d
First Black man who trained as astronaut finally going to space at 90 on Bezos rocket
Ed Dwight, the first Black man to train as an astronaut, in 2023. On Sunday, he will become the oldest person to go to space (Getty Images for National Geogra) Ed Dwight, the first Black man to ...
New York Daily News25d
Ed Dwight, first Black astronaut candidate, becomes oldest person in space
Ed Dwight, NASA’s first Black astronaut candidate during the Space Race, became the oldest human in space on Sunday. Dwight, 90, traveled above the internationally recognized boundary, the ...
ABC News26d
Blue Origin launches historic flight to space
"Long time coming," 90-year-old Ed Dwight said following the space flight. Ed Dwight, the United States' first Black astronaut candidate, became the oldest person to go to space on Sunday as Blue ...
NDTV26d
Meet Ed Dwight, First Black Man Trained As Astronaut To Go To Space After 63 Years
Ed Dwight, who is the first Black man to be trained as an astronaut, is set to become the oldest person to go to space at 90 years of age. Dwight in 1961 hoped to become the first Black astronaut ...
The Denver Post26d
Denver’s Ed Dwight, America’s first Black astronaut candidate, finally goes to space 60 years later
VAN HORN, Texas (AP) — Ed Dwight, America’s first Black astronaut candidate, finally rocketed into space 60 years later, flying with Jeff Bezos’ rocket company on Sunday. Dwight was an Air ...