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Ed Dwight, America’s first Black astronaut candidate, finally goes to space, 60 years later at age 9 (Video)

America's first Black astronaut candidate has finally made it to space 60 years later, flying with Jeff Bezos' rocket company Blue Origin. 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 here: http://apne.ws/kbgGJSn

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Ed Dwight, America's first Black astronaut candidate, finally goes to space, 60 years later at age 9 (Video)

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Ed Dwight, America's first Black astronaut candidate, finally goes to space, 60 years later at age 9 (Video)
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Ed Dwight, America's first Black astronaut candidate, finally goes to space, 60 years later at age 9 (Video)
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America's first Black astronaut candidate has finally made it to space 60 years later, flying with Jeff Bezos' rocket company Blue Origin. 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 here: http://apne.ws/kbgGJSn #eddwight #astronaut #blueorigin Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home