Chosen to be the first Black astronaut, he got to space six decades later

Chosen to be the first Black astronaut, he got to space six decades later

Ed Dwight told himself he didn’t care that he trained to go to space but didn’t make it. That changed when peers persuaded him to take a Blue Origin flight at age 90.

Ed Dwight, America’s First Black Astronaut Trainee, Reaches Space at 90

By Stacy M. Brown | NNPA (NNPA) - Ed Dwight, the pioneering African American who came close to becoming America’s first Black astronaut six decades ago,