He was popular among many, including former President John F. Kennedy — who wanted to send a Black astronaut into space. Dwight recalled the first time he learned he may get to go to space.

Ed Dwight grew up in segregated 1930s Kansas on a farm on the edge of town. An airfield was within walking distance, and, as a boy, he’d often go to marvel at the planes and gawk at the pilots.

Sponsor Message While he was in training, Dwight received an onslaught of attention from Black magazines. "The first classes of astronauts were white male astronauts," said Laurens Grant ...

That fabled astronaut breeding ground, site of “The Right Stuff,” might have turned Dwight into one of the most famous Americans and the first Black man in space. But at Edwards, Dwight was ...

Ed Dwight, America's first Black astronaut candidate, finally flew into space 60 years later with Jeff Bezos’ rocket company, Blue Origin. Dwight, an Air Force pilot, was championed by President ...

In 1961, Ed Dwight hoped to become the first Black astronaut in space. But he never made it. Now, at 90 years old, Dwight will get the chance to finally experience space onboard Blue Origin's ...

That fabled astronaut breeding ground, the site of "The Right Stuff," might have turned Dwight into one of the most famous Americans and the first Black man in space. But at Edwards, Dwight was ...