Ed Dwight, Black astronaut, becomes oldest space traveler
Ed Dwight, America’s pioneering Black astronaut candidate, finally realized his dream of space travel after six decades.
Blue Origin’s NS25 mission, on Sunday, saw the 90-year-old soar into space alongside five other passengers.
Expressing exhilaration post-flight, Dwight described it as “life changing.”
Dwight’s journey, funded in part by Space for Humanity, broke records, making him the oldest space traveler.
Dwight was first recommended to NASA by the Air Force during President John F. Kennedy’s administration in the 1960s.
But he was not selected for the 1963 astronaut class, which included only future Gemini and Apollo astronauts, such as Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins.
Despite his qualifications, NASA did not select its first Black astronauts until 1978.
Guion Bluford became the first African American in space in 1983.
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