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Photo by Bob Levey/Getty Images By Melissa Noel ·Updated April 10, 2024
The upcoming New Shepard-25 mission by Blue Origin marks a significant moment for former Air Force Captain Ed Dwight, a Kansas City native who was initially selected by President John F. Kennedy in 1961 as the first Black astronaut candidate in the United States.
Despite his historic selection, Dwight was not ultimately chosen for the NASA Astronaut Corps, missing out on
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