Ed Dwight attends a screening of "The Space Race" documentary in January in Houston. At 90, Dwight is heading to space more than 60 years after President John F. Kennedy selected him as the nation’s first Black astronaut candidate.
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Ed Dwight attends a screening of "The Space Race" documentary in January in Houston. At 90, Dwight is heading to space more than 60 years after President John F. Kennedy selected him as the nation’s first Black astronaut candidate.
Mandatory Credit: Bob Levey/Getty Images via CNN Newsource

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