The Only Photo of Neil Armstrong on the Moon and Other Famed Space Images Are Headed to Auction
The only photo of Neil Armstrong on the moon, taken by Buzz Aldrin, and other historic space photographs are headed to ...
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Chosen to be the first Black astronaut, he got to space six decades later
The solution was to train a Black astronaut. The White House began searching for a Black pilot with all of the qualifications. It landed on Ed Dwight. “I had to be talked into it,” he said.
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Today In Black History: Dr. Bernard Harris Jr. Becomes The First African American To Walk In Space 30 Years Ago
Bundled in his extravehicular mobility suit, Harris stepped beyond the spacecraft, becoming the first Black astronaut to perform a spacewalk. The sight of Earth beneath him was breathtaking ...
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Dr. Bernard Harris, first Black to walk in space, will enter Astronaut Hall of Fame
He remained with the agency from 1990 to 2010. During his tenure, he became an astronaut and served as a mission specialist on STS-55 in 1993 and the groundbreaking STS-63 flight in 1995 – which ...