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Former NASA astronaut Ed Dwight poses for a portrait to promote the National Geographic documentary film "The Space Race" during the Winter Television Critics Association Press Tour, Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024, at The Langham Huntington Hotel in Pasadena, California. Dwight, America's first Black astronaut candidate, has finally made it to space 60 years later, flying with Jeff Bezos’ rocket company. Ninety-year-old Dwight blasted off from West Texas with five other passengers on Sunday, May 19, 2024. Photo credit: Chris Pizzello, The Associated Press
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Ed Dwight, America’s first Black astronaut candidate, finally goes to space 60 years later

  • May 20, 2024
  • By The Associated Press
  • NABJ Black News & Views
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