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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Ed Dwight, the first black man to train to be an astronaut in the 1960s, will finally be going to space on Blue Origin s New Shepard vehicle at age 90.
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