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  2. www.britannica.com › topic › astronautAstronaut | Definition, Facts, & Training | Britannica

    Apr 23, 2024 · Astronaut, designation, derived from the Greek words for ‘star’ and ‘sailor,’ commonly applied in the West to an individual who has flown in outer space. As of 2022, 587 individuals from 41 countries had gone into orbit; 518 of these space fliers were men and 69 were women.

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  4. abcnews.go.com › US › ed-dwight-nasas-1st-blackBlue Origin launches historic flight to space - ABC News

    2 days ago · Blue Origin launched New Shepard NS-25, its seventh human flight, to space Sunday carrying 90-year-old Ed Dwight, the United States' first Black astronaut candidate.

  5. www.cbsnews.com › news › first-black-astronautFirst Black astronaut candidate, now 90, finally reaches ...

    1 day ago · By William Harwood. May 19, 2024 / 12:24 PM EDT / CBS News. Ed Dwight, a 90-year-old artist and former Air Force test pilot who was denied a chance to become the first African American astronaut ...

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  7. www.nytimes.com › 2024/05/19 › science63 Years Later, First Black Man Trained as Astronaut Goes to ...

    2 days ago · At 90 years old, Edward Dwight became the oldest person to ever go to space on Sunday. He had been expected to become the first Black astronaut, but was passed over for the historic spaceflights ...

  8. www.npr.org › 2024/05/19 › 1252354052At age 90, America's first Black astronaut candidate has ...

    1 day ago · Ed Dwight, the man who six decades ago nearly became America's first Black astronaut, made his first trip into space at age 90 on Sunday along with five crewmates aboard Blue Origin's New Shepard ...

  9. Dictionary
    As·tro·naut
    /ˈastrəˌnôt/

    noun

    • 1. a person who is trained to travel in a spacecraft.
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  10. www.npr.org › 2024/04/25 › 1246820206At 90, sculptor and former test pilot Ed Dwight is going to ...

    Apr 25, 2024 · Edward J. Dwight Jr. is set to be on the next Blue Origin rocket into space. The rare opportunity comes more than six decades after he was passed over to become a NASA astronaut.

  11. www.nasa.gov › humans-in-space › astronautsAstronaut Selection Program - NASA

    May 3, 2024 · More than 8,000 people applied to be an astronaut when NASA last accepted applications in 2024. From that pool, NASA will select between eight and 12 people to become astronaut candidates . They’ll go on to complete about two years of training before the candidates are eligible for a space flight.

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