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Hace 5 días · Ed Dwight, America’s first Black astronaut candidate, waited more than 60 years to fly into space. In 1963, the former Air Force captain and test pilot completed an elite training program that ...
Hace 1 día · The liftoff from Blue Origin’s West Texas launch site was the company’s first passenger flight in nearly two years. By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia Ed Dwight, the pioneering African American who came close to becoming America’s first Black astronaut six decades ago, achieved his long-awaited journey into space at the age of 90.
Hace 1 día · Ed Dwight, the pioneering African American who came close to becoming America’s first Black astronaut six decades ago, achieved his long-awaited journey into space at the age of 90. On Sunday, May 19, Dwight, along with five crewmates, soared aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket. The liftoff from Blue Origin’s West Texas launch site ...
Hace 2 días · The liftoff from Blue Origin’s West Texas launch site was the company’s first passenger flight in nearly two years. This approximately 10-minute suborbital flight etched Dwight’s name in history as the oldest person to reach space, surpassing Star Trek actor William Shatner, who held the record at age 90 until Dwight’s journey.
Hace 5 días · Among the crew members was Ed Dwight, who at 90 years and eight months, set the record for the oldest person to travel to space. The launch took place from Blue Origin's facilities near Van Horn ...
Hace 2 días · Ed Dwight, the pioneering African American who came close to becoming America’s first Black astronaut six decades ago, achieved his long-awaited journey into space at the age of 90. On Sunday ...
Hace 3 días · Ed Dwight, the pioneering African American who came close to becoming America’s first Black astronaut six decades ago, achieved his long-awaited journey into space at the age of 90. On Sunday ...
