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'No sign of life' at crash site of helicopter carrying Iran's president, others
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'No sign of life' at crash site of helicopter carrying Iran's president, others
Crew included 90-year-old Ed Dwight, the first black astronaut candidate from 1961, making him the oldest person to go into space.
Blue Origin's space capsule safely landed despite a problem with one of its parachutes.
Ed Dwight was a top Air Force test pilot and trained to become NASA's first black astronaut 60 years ago, but was denied the chance back then. On Sunday morning, Dwight finally accomplished his mission aboard Blue Origin's new Shepard Rocket.
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.