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Flipboard Science Desk (sciencedesk@flipboard.social)'s status on Tuesday, 21-May-2024 08:53:57 JST Flipboard Science Desk

Ed Dwight became America’s first Black astronaut candidate some 60 years ago. He wasn’t picked for the 1963 class and that he would never experience the weightlessness of outer space. That changed on Sunday as Dwight, now 90, rocketed into space with Blue Origin, becoming the oldest person to take a space flight. The previous recordholder? William Shatner. Read more from AP: https://flip.it/2gimpG
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  Ed Dwight, America's first Black astronaut candidate, has finally made it to space 60 years later, flying with Jeff Bezos’ rocket company.

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