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Ed Dwight, America’s first Black astronaut candidate, finally goes to space 60 years later
VAN HORN, Texas (AP) — Ed Dwight, America’s first Black astronaut ... His sculptures focus on Black history and include memorials and monuments across the country. Several of his sculptures ...
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First Black astronaut candidate in U.S. finally goes to space at 90
Ed Dwight, a Black Air Force captain selected ... Fun fact: Dwight later became a prolific artist, designing more than 130 memorials all over the world that "tell the story of Black history ...
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Ed Dwight: First African American Candidate for Space
Ed Dwight Jr. was the first African American to be trained as an astronaut. In 1962, Dwight was selected for astronaut training at the urging of the Kennedy Administration.