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He hoped to be the first Black astronaut in space, but never made it. Now 90, he's going.
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 ...
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First Black astronaut candidate, now 90, finally reaches space in Blue Origin flight
Blue Origin's New Shepard is competing against Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic to carry space tourists, professional astronauts and others on sub-orbital space flights. Virgin Galactic has ...
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Blue Origin’s all-female spaceflight urges women to shoot for the stars — but astronaut memoirs reveal the cost of being exceptional
Related: Meet the crew for Blue Origin's upcoming all-female spaceflight with Katy Perry This is epitomized in astronaut Catherine Coleman’s reaction to wearing a spacesuit designed for men.
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After Blue Origin's New Shepard flight, the question arose: what makes one an 'astronaut?'
She said that some believe to be considered an astronaut, you must have reached a certain altitude while others think you need to have made an orbital flight. The all-women Blue Origin crew were ...
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Blue Origin puts a test pilot who could have been NASA’s first Black astronaut on its next space crew
Air Force Capt. Ed Dwight missed out on space in the 1960s. (Courtesy of Ed Dwight via National Geographic) If the fates decided differently, Air Force test pilot Ed Dwight could have become NASA ...
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Chosen to be the first Black astronaut, he got to space six decades later
(Blue Origin was founded by Jeff Bezos, who owns The Washington Post.) “I’m a really busy guy,” said Dwight, who became an accomplished sculptor after his astronaut training. “It didn’t ...
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Why Katy Perry, Lauren Sanchez and Blue Origin’s all-female crew may not actually be astronauts, according to the FAA rules
Katy Perry, Lauren Sanchez, Gayle King and the rest of the Blue Origins crew who flew to space on Monday may not technically be astronauts, according to federal government rules. Despite ...
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Secretary of transportation to the Blue Origin all-female crew: ‘You cannot identify as an astronaut’
Blue Origin's all-female crew successfully made it to space, but when it comes to whether they are considered astronauts, former federal guidelines are bringing them back down to Earth.
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Duffy: All-Female Blue Origin Crew Not Astronauts
Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy took to X on Thursday evening to clarify the definition of an “astronaut.” His comments follow this week’s Blue Origin mission. On Monday ...
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What time is Blue Origin's private NS-25 astronaut launch on May 19?
A Blue Origin rocket will launch the company's first private astronaut spaceflight since 2022 this weekend. If you're hoping to watch it live online, you'll need to know when to tune in — but ...
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William Shatner was right, 2 Blue Origin astronauts said: spaceflights do trigger grief and sadness
Blue Origin astronauts agreed with William Shatner's feelings of grief after flying into space. The Star Trek actor said his Blue Origin spaceflight felt like a funeral and all he saw was sadness.
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Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin wins $3.4B NASA contract to send astronauts to moon
A team led by Jeff Bezos’ space company Blue Origin won a coveted NASA contract to build a spacecraft to send astronauts to and from the moon’s surface, NASA’s chief announced on Friday ...