KTLA 5's Jennifer McGraw has more after Ed Dwight, America’s first Black astronaut candidate, finally rocketed into space 60 years later, flying with Jeff Bezos’ rocket company on Sunday.

In 1961, he was chosen by then US President John F Kennedy as the first black astronaut candidate in the country. But Nasa did not select him for a mission and he did not get a chance to go to ...

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But NASA announced in January it was replacing her with another astronaut. Epps said this week that she still doesn't know why. Appearing at a conference, Epps said she didn't want to speculate ...

The spacecraft allows the two astronauts to avoid "black zones," as Fox Weather reports, which are areas where a crew would not survive in case of failure. That's a big upgrade over their previous ...

Ed Dwight had to wait more than 60 years to fulfil his ambition to go to space. In 1961, he was chosen by then US President John F Kennedy as the first black astronaut candidate in the country.

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