On a Blue Origin rocket, Ed Dwight, 90, realizes his dream of area flight : NPR

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MICHEL MARTIN, HOST:

Good morning. I am Michel Martin. Sixty-one years in the past, Ed Dwight almost made historical past as America’s first Black astronaut. He was within the high half of his class in take a look at pilot faculty however did not make the ultimate reduce to astronaut. However at 90 years outdated, Dwight lastly realized his dream of area flight, and made it into the historical past books. Together with 5 others, he made the journey on a Blue Origin rocket – Amazon co-founder Jeff Bezos’ firm – and that made him the oldest particular person to enter area, beating out Star Trek actor William Shatner by just a few months. It is MORNING EDITION.

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