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 ...

Ed Dwight could have been the only Black astronaut in the 1960s – but racial politics ended his dream of reaching space. On May 19, 2024, at the age of 90, he got his chance to go into orbit on Blue ...

The dangers were immense. You could black out. Or you could merely end up in a flat spin and plummet to Earth without ever getting a good view of what lay beyond it. The dangers were immense. You ...

A remarkable Coloradan - and an American pioneer - celebrated his 92nd birthday in September. Ed Dwight was the first Black man to be selected for astronaut training more than 60 years ago. And six ...

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American Edward J. Dwight Jr., the first Black astronaut candidate, will realize his dreams of space flight at 90 — decades after he was recommended to NASA under the Kennedy administration — when he ...

A bill by Colorado's Rep. Joe Neguse and Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper would award Ed Dwight the Congressional Gold Medal. Dwight is the first Black astronaut candidate and oldest man ...

Ed Dwight, America's first African American astronaut candidate, spoke at an event to commemorate Black Space Week in 2024 titled, "Beyond the Color Lines From Science Fiction to Science Fact," at the ...

The dangers were immense. You could black out. Or you could merely end up in a flat spin and plummet to Earth without ever getting a good view of what lay beyond it. Ed Dwight Was Set to Be the First ...