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Jun 24, 2024 · A new film details the history of Ed Dwight and NASA’s first Black astronaut candidates. By Briley Lewis. Air Force Captain Ed Dwight in the cockpit at the beginning of his flight training in...
4 days ago · The First Black Astronaut Candidate: Ed Dwight Finally Sees the Stars. By DiversityComm July, 2024 Updated: July, 2024 3 Mins Read. Pinterest. Ed Dwight (3rd from left) and Blue Origin crew members. Photo Credit: Blue Origin. By Natalie Rodgers. In 1961, Ed Dwight had already made a name for himself in the U.S. Air Force.
1 day ago · Gemini 4 was the second crewed mission of the Gemini series and carried James McDivitt and Edward White on a 4-day, 62-orbit, 98-hr flight from June 3 to June 7, 1965. The mission included the first American spacewalk.
Jun 12, 2024 · Three astronauts, Lt. Col. Virgil I. Grissom, a veteran of Mercury and Gemini missions; Lt. Col. Edward H. White, the astronaut who had performed the first United States spacewalk during the Gemini program; and Roger B. Chaffee, an astronaut preparing for his first space flight, died in this tragic accident.
Jun 15, 2024 · Ed Dwight, America's First Black Astronaut Candidate, Goes to Space 60 Years Later at Age 90. At over 90 years of age, the man who was initially chosen to be America's first black astronaut...
Jun 17, 2024 · Astronauts Virgil Grissom, Edward White and Roger Chaffee lost their lives when a fire swept through the command module, or CM. The exhaustive investigation of the fire and extensive reworking of the Apollo command modules postponed crewed launches until NASA officials cleared them for flight.
Jun 11, 2024 · Ed was selected by the Air Force to train as an astronaut with NASA, having met the criteria of 1500 hours of flying jets, a BA in engineering or science (Dwight has an aeronautical engineering degree from Arizona Univ.), and three consecutive ‘outstanding’ ratings from military superiors.
