America's first Black astronaut candidate has finally made it to space 60 years later, flying with Jeff Bezos’ rocket company.
FILE - Former NASA astronaut Ed Dwight poses for a portrait to promote the National Geographic documentary film"The Space Race" during the Winter Television Critics Association Press Tour, Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024, at The Langham Huntington Hotel in Pasadena, Calif. America's first Black astronaut candidate has finally made it to space 60 years later, flying with Jeff Bezos rocket company.
The brief flight from West Texas made Dwight the new record-holder for oldest person in space — nearly two months older thanin which the booster came crashing down but the capsule full of experiments safely parachuted to the ground. Flights resumed last December, but with no one aboard. This was Blue Origin's seventh time flying space tourists.
Dwight was among the potential astronauts the Air Force recommended to NASA. But he wasn't chosen for the 1963 class, which included eventual Gemini and Apollo astronauts, including Apollo 11’s Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins. NASA didn’t select Black astronauts until 1978, and Guion Bluford became the first African American in space in 1983. Three years earlier, the Soviets launched the first Black astronaut, Arnaldo Tamayo Mendez, a Cuban of African descent.
Buzz Aldrin Michael Collins U.S. News William Shatner
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Lauren Sánchez Wears Sheer Black Dress During Pre-Met Gala Outing with Jeff BezosLauren Sánchez and Jeff Bezos enjoyed a pre-Met Gala date night in New York City, as Sánchez rocked a a memorable sheer black number with lace detailing.
Read more »
America's first Black astronaut candidate finally goes to space 60 years later on Bezos rocketAmerica's first Black astronaut candidate finally goes to space 60 years later on Bezos rocket
Read more »
America's first Black astronaut candidate finally goes to space 60 years later on Bezos rocketAmerica's first Black astronaut candidate has finally made it to space 60 years later, flying with Jeff Bezos’ rocket company. Ninety-year-old Ed Dwight blasted off from West Texas with five other passengers on Sunday. Dwight was an Air Force pilot when President John F. Kennedy championed him as a NASA astronaut candidate. But he wasn’t picked.
Read more »
America’s first Black astronaut candidate finally goes to space 60 years later on Bezos rocketVAN HORN, Texas (AP) — America’s first Black astronaut candidate finally rocketed into space 60 years later, flying with Jeff Bezos’ rocket company on
Read more »
America's first Black astronaut candidate finally goes to space 60 years later on Bezos rocketAmerica's first Black astronaut candidate has finally made it to space 60 years later, flying with Jeff Bezos’ rocket company.
Read more »
Jeff Bezos, Lauren Sanchez to hit Met Gala for first time as coupleJeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez are reportedly attending the Met Gala in the evening. The event is held at the museum's Fifth Avenue location each year.
Read more »