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He missed a chance to be the first Black astronaut. Now, at 90, he's going into space

NPR Thursday, 25 April 2024 ()
Edward J. Dwight Jr. is set to be on the next Blue Origin rocket into space. The rare opportunity comes more than six decades after he was passed over to become a NASA astronaut.
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