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Ed Dwight

Ed Dwight exits Blue Origin's New Shepard spacecraft on May 19, 2024. Credit: Blue Origin / Felix Kunze
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America’s first Black astronaut candidate finally flew. Now it’s time to make more

Ed Dwight was supposed to be the first astronaut of color. Now the Patti Grace Smith Fellowship is trying to create space opportunities for Black students.

by Caleb Henry June 19, 2024June 17, 2024

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