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After not becoming the first Black astronaut in space, Edward J. Dwight Jr. is headed there at 90
Dwight Jr. was picked by John F. Kennedy’s White House to join a test pilot program at Edwards Air Force Base, but after his ...
He hoped to be the first Black astronaut in space, but never made it. Now 90, he's going.
Ed Dwight was selected by President John F. Kennedy to enter an Air Force training program known as the path to NASA's ...
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A pilot’s fateful flight under the Mackinac Bridge
Muskegon Air Force pilot pulled the ultimate stunt — flying under the Mackinac Bridge. But he paid the price for it.
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He missed a chance to be the first Black astronaut. Now, at 90, he's going into space
Edward J. Dwight Jr. is set to be on the next Blue Origin rocket into space. The rare opportunity comes more than six decades after he was passed over to become a NASA astronaut.
Air Force’s 1st female fighter pilot is a UT alum, and she’s this year’s commencement speaker
Retired Maj. Gen. Jeannie M. Leavitt was the United States Air Force's first female fighter pilot, and is a 1990 graduate of ...