NASA is sending its first Black and first female astronauts to the moon

NASA is sending the first Black and first female astronauts to the moon in an upcoming launch, marking the first journey to ...
USA Today

The Dwight Stuff: Black would-be astronaut Ed Dwight on 'The Space Race,' and missed opportunity

Ed Dwight is featured in NatGeo's "The Space Race," a NatGeo film now streaming on Hulu and Disney+. This story first appeared in a USA TODAY special section, on newsstands now. Ed Dwight should have ...
KSBW The Central Coast

Ed Dwight was to be the first Black astronaut. At 90, he's finally getting his due

Ed Dwight grew up in segregated 1930s Kansas on a farm on the edge of town. An airfield was within walking distance, and, as a boy, he'd often go to marvel at the planes and gawk at the pilots. Most ...
CBS News

First Black astronaut candidate, now 90, finally reaches space in Blue Origin flight

Ed Dwight, a 90-year-old artist and former Air Force test pilot who was denied a chance to become the first African American astronaut six decades ago, finally rocketed into space on Sunday, ...
KOLR10 & Ozarks Local News

Watch: America’s first Black astronaut candidate finally goes to space 60 years later

VAN HORN, Texas (AP) — America’s first Black astronaut candidate finally rocketed into space 60 years later, flying with Jeff Bezos’ rocket company on Sunday. Ed Dwight was an Air Force pilot when ...
NorthJersey.com

For Juneteenth, first Black U.S. astronaut recalls death threats — and lessons learned

Ask anyone in Tin Pan Alley. Or ask the creators of Paterson's 2024 Juneteenth celebration, Saturday June 22 — dedicated to astronaut Ed Dwight. On May 19, Dwight became, at age 90, the oldest man in ...