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Ed Dwight, the first black man to train to be an astronaut in the 1960s, will finally be going to space on Blue Origin's New Shepard vehicle at age 90.
Ed Dwight will become the oldest person to fly in space
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Blue Origin plans to launch its New Shepard rocket as early as 9:30AM ET on May 19th, carrying human beings into space for the first time since 2022.
Blue Origin plans to launch six people — including the United States' first-ever black astronaut candidate — on a suborbital spaceflight this weekend.
United Launch Alliance is under pressure ramp up the flight rate for the new Vulcan rocket.