Ed Dwight got to live out his long-delayed spaceflight dream over the weekend — and set a record in the process.selected Dwight to train at the U.S. Air Force's Aerospace Research Pilot School. ARPS was widely regarded as a conduit into NASA's astronaut corps at the time, so the pick made Dwight the United States' first Black astronaut candidate.
So Dwight never made it to the final frontier — until yesterday , when he flew to suborbital space and back with "It was the first real deal that I got involved in that I wasn't successful at," he added, referring to his non-selection by NASA."I wish I had gotten it then, but it's great. That's all I can say." Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsThe 90-year-old Dwight also became the oldest person ever to reach space, besting William Shatner by about a month.
The mission lifted off at 10:37 a.m. EDT and reached a maximum altitude of 65.7 miles , according to Blue Origin. The six passengers experienced a few minutes of weightlessness and got to see Earth against the blackness of space before touching down at 10:47 a.m. EDT ."The view — even if I couldn't see, I could see it," he said with a laugh."Absolutely fantastic. This was a life-changing experience. Everybody needs to do this.
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