America’s first black astronaut candidate will fly in New Shepard at age 90 – TWIRL #165 May 17, 2024 by admin Tweet We have lots of rocket launches coming up this week but the most notable event will be when Blue Origin flies the US' first black astronaut candidate to the edge of space. Ed Dwight is now 90. Read more… Neowin Related Posts:Blue Origin's New Shepard NS-29 to simulate Moon's…After an extraordinary week in rocket launches, this…China, Rocket Lab, and SpaceX prepare for lots of…TWIRL 65: Blue Origin prepares to fly repeat…Rocket Lab to launch junk removal satellite for…