America's first black astronaut, 90, goes to space on Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin rocket

Ed Dwight, 90, was one of six space tourists a board the Blue Origins rocket that soared more than 65 miles above the surface on Sunday. He was the first black astronaut, but not chosen by NASA in 1963.

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