Hours after his historic first trip to space, 90-year-old Ed Dwight sat among three retired Black NASA astronauts who thanked him for forging a path for them to go into orbit and called his voyage ...
More than 60 years after he became the United States’ first Black astronaut candidate, Ed Dwight finally flew to space. On ...
Ed Dwight could have been the only black astronaut in the 1960s – but politics got in the way. In 2024, at the age of 90, he ...
It's a statement not many people get to say in their lifetime, but after over 60 years, Denver resident Edward Dwight finally got the chance. "I just got back from outer space," said Ed Dwight.
At 90, Ed Dwight becomes the oldest person in space! His journey is an inspiration, defying age and breaking barriers. Read ...
The road not taken so long ago — not the space trip — gives him pause. Ed Dwight was one of six crewmates on the 10-minute flight of a Blue Origin rocket, backed by billionaire Jeff Bezos.
New research shows space tourists experience some of the same body changes as astronauts who spend months in orbit.