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Edward Joseph Dwight Jr. (born September 9, 1933) is an American sculptor, author, former test pilot, and astronaut. He is the first African American to have entered the Air Force training program from which NASA selected astronauts. He was controversially not selected to officially join NASA.
May 19, 2024 · May 19, 2024. More than 60 years after Edward Dwight was chosen to be the first Black astronaut, only to see his place in the history of space exploration taken and deferred by the specter of...
- Amanda Holpuch
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Feb 9, 2024 · The new documentary “The Space Race,” chronicles the stories of Black astronauts — and their first pioneer, 90-year-old Ed Dwight.
Edward Higgins White II (November 14, 1930 – January 27, 1967) was an American aeronautical engineer, United States Air Force officer, test pilot, and NASA astronaut. He was a member of the crews of Gemini 4 and Apollo 1.
May 20, 2024 · 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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- The Associated Press
6 days ago · The first Black astronaut trainee was “de-selected” from the program after JFK’s assassination. Ed Dwight, now 90, became a historian and sculptor, creating notable public art.
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Jul 5, 2022 · At the height of the space race in the 1960s, Air Force Captain Ed Dwight was chosen to attend a special astronaut training program. He tells the story of what happened next.