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Ed Dwight: First Black astronaut candidate becomes world’s oldest person to fly in space

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Ed Dwight, a 90-year-old sculptor and former Air Force test pilot who was once denied the chance of going to space and becoming the first Black astronaut six decades ago, finally went to space, on Sunday (May 19).  ‘A life-changing experience’ Dwight, 90, finally went to space around 60 years after he was denied the chance to be America’s first Black astronaut after flying on Jeff Bezos’ rocket with five others for roughly 10 minutes.
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