First Black man who trained as astronaut finally going to space at 90 on Bezos rocket
by Katie Hawkinson
May 18, 2024
2 minutes
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Ed Dwight, the first Black man to train to be an astronaut, never ended up making it to space 60 years ago. But that will all change this weekend.
On Sunday, Mr Dwight, aged 90, will join five others on a flight. The 11-minute flight will take them into zero gravity, so passengers can experience weightlessness and view the.
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