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90-Year-Old Man Who Was Nearly 1st Black Astronaut Finally Headed To Space
A 90-year-old man who was set to become the first Black astronaut in space decades ago is finally headed to space, CBS News reports. Ed Dwight was selected by former President John F. Kennedy in ...
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First black man to train as NASA astronaut will finally go to space
Ed Dwight was the first Black man to train to be a NASA astronaut in the 1960s He is finally going to space at the age of 90 - the oldest on record READ MORE: NASA is looking for new astronauts ...
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Ed Dwight, America's first Black astronaut candidate, finally goes to space 60 years later
Ed Dwight, America's first Black astronaut candidate, finally rocketed into space 60 years later, flying with Jeff Bezos' rocket company on Sunday.
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Danette Mitchell: The next frontier for Black astronauts
Editor’s note: Danette Mitchell’s column appears in the Sunday print editions of The Reporter. While NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams were splashing down into the Gulf of ...
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Space and Opportunity
OBSERVER Senior Staff Writer - Dr. Bernard Harris, Jr., the first African American to walk in space, reflects on his 30-year ...
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America’s first Black astronaut candidate finally goes to space 60 years later
Police arrested two men suspected of killing a good Samaritan who tried to stop them from stealing his neighbor’s catalytic converter in Inglewood, officials announced Friday. Details: https ...