In the 1960s Ed Dwight was the first Black astronaut candidate -- but he never got his chance to go to the Moon. "I have a ...

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. Most ...

Dwight went on Blue Origin's 25th mission with New Shepard along with Mason Angel, Sylvain Chiron, Kenneth L. Hess, Carol Schaller and Gopi Thotakura. American Edward J. Dwight Jr., the first Black ...

His life story reads like a movie script. 92-year-old Ed Dwight has made history in space and sculpture A remarkable Coloradan - and an American pioneer - celebrates his 92nd birthday today. Ed Dwight ...

Denied his own Moon chance decades ago, Ed Dwight now sees history through Victor Glover’s upcoming Artemis II mission, but ...

A bill by Colorado's Rep. Joe Neguse and Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper would award Ed Dwight the Congressional Gold Medal. Dwight is the first Black astronaut candidate and oldest man ...

The dangers were immense. You could black out. Or you could merely end up in a flat spin and plummet to Earth without ever getting a good view of what lay beyond it. The dangers were immense. You ...

Ed Dwight was born in Kansas City, 1933. It wasn’t wealth or privilege that earned him a shot at his dreams, but rather an anything-is-possible, never-give-up attitude called an undeniable spirit, and ...

A remarkable Coloradan - and an American pioneer - celebrated his 92nd birthday in September. Ed Dwight was the first Black man to be selected for astronaut training more than 60 years ago. And six ...

The dangers were immense. You could black out. Or you could merely end up in a flat spin and plummet to Earth without ever getting a good view of what lay beyond it. Ed Dwight Was Set to Be the First ...