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Ars Technica
1 month ago
Science

Blue Origin resumes human flights to suborbital space, but it wasn't perfect

Ed Dwight, a retired Air Force pilot who missed the chance to be America's first Black astronaut in 1963, became the oldest person to reach space at 90, flying with Blue Origin. [ more ]
Mail Online
1 month ago
Black Lives Matter

America's first black astronaut, 90, finally goes to space

Ed Dwight, America's first black astronaut, finally reaches space 63 years later on a Blue Origin rocket. [ more ]
ABC7 San Francisco
1 month ago
Science

Ed Dwight, America's first Black astronaut candidate, finally goes to space 60 years later

Ed Dwight, America's first Black astronaut candidate, finally went to space 60 years later with Blue Origin.
Dwight's flight marked a significant personal and historical moment, with him becoming the oldest person in space at 90 years old. [ more ]
www.npr.org
1 month ago
Science

At age 90, America's first Black astronaut candidate has finally made it to space

Ed Dwight, the man who almost became America's first Black astronaut in the 1960s, made history at 90 by becoming the oldest person to reach space. [ more ]
www.theguardian.com
1 month ago
Science

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

Ed Dwight, after missing out on becoming the first Black astronaut in 1961, finally reaches space at 90, setting the record as the oldest person to reach the edge of space. [ more ]
www.independent.co.uk
1 month ago
Science

America's first Black astronaut candidate finally goes to space 60 years later on Bezos rocket

America's first Black astronaut candidate, Ed Dwight, 60 years later, finally goes to space with Blue Origin, becoming the oldest person in space and breaking records. [ more ]
Ars Technica
1 month ago
Science

Blue Origin resumes human flights to suborbital space, but it wasn't perfect

Ed Dwight, a retired Air Force pilot who missed the chance to be America's first Black astronaut in 1963, became the oldest person to reach space at 90, flying with Blue Origin. [ more ]
Mail Online
1 month ago
Black Lives Matter

America's first black astronaut, 90, finally goes to space

Ed Dwight, America's first black astronaut, finally reaches space 63 years later on a Blue Origin rocket. [ more ]
ABC7 San Francisco
1 month ago
Science

Ed Dwight, America's first Black astronaut candidate, finally goes to space 60 years later

Ed Dwight, America's first Black astronaut candidate, finally went to space 60 years later with Blue Origin.
Dwight's flight marked a significant personal and historical moment, with him becoming the oldest person in space at 90 years old. [ more ]
www.npr.org
1 month ago
Science

At age 90, America's first Black astronaut candidate has finally made it to space

Ed Dwight, the man who almost became America's first Black astronaut in the 1960s, made history at 90 by becoming the oldest person to reach space. [ more ]
www.theguardian.com
1 month ago
Science

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

Ed Dwight, after missing out on becoming the first Black astronaut in 1961, finally reaches space at 90, setting the record as the oldest person to reach the edge of space. [ more ]
www.independent.co.uk
1 month ago
Science

America's first Black astronaut candidate finally goes to space 60 years later on Bezos rocket

America's first Black astronaut candidate, Ed Dwight, 60 years later, finally goes to space with Blue Origin, becoming the oldest person in space and breaking records. [ more ]
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