Dr. Bernard Harris became the first Black man to do a space walk. His family watched nervously seeing him take off into space.

Now Harris — who became the first Black person to perform a spacewalk and recently released his second book, Embracing Infinite Possibilities — will be inducted into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of ...

In 1961, Ed Dwight was selected by President John F. Kennedy to enter an Air Force training program known as the path to NASA's Astronaut Corps. But he ultimately never made it to space.

Dr. Bernard Harris Jr., a decorated astronaut who became the first Black person to perform a spacewalk in 1995, is being inducted into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame on May 31.

Forty years ago, Guion “Guy” Stewart Bluford II became the first Black astronaut to go to space as “a crew member aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger when it launched from Kennedy Space ...

Blue Origin rocket carries first Black astronaut candidate into space 04:22. Ed Dwight, a 90-year-old artist and former Air Force test pilot who was denied a chance to become the first African ...

America’s first Black astronaut candidate finally rocketed into space 60 years later, flying with Jeff Bezos’ rocket company on Sunday.

GEOFF BENNETT: More than 60 years after he was selected, but ultimately passed over to become this country's first Black astronaut, Ed Dwight finally made it to space.

VAN HORN, Texas — America’s first Black astronaut candidate finally rocketed into space 60 years later, flying with Jeff Bezos’ rocket company on Sunday. Ed Dwight was an Air Force pilot ...

The NS-25 astronauts during training at Launch Site One. Blue Origin Ed Dwight, was selected for NASA training in 1961, but the first Black astronaut candidate for the U.S. never got the chance to ...

Ed Dwight, the first Black man to train to be an astronaut, never ended up making it to space 60 years ago. But that will all change this weekend. On Sunday, Mr Dwight, aged 90, will join five ...

VAN HORN, Texas — America’s first Black astronaut candidate finally rocketed into space 60 years later, flying with Jeff Bezos’ rocket company on Sunday. Ed Dwight was an Air Force pilot ...