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Ed Dwight Jr.

September 9, 1933 · 93 years old

Edward Joseph Dwight Jr. is an American sculptor, author, and former test pilot. He is the first African American to have entered the Air Force training program from which NASA selected astronauts. He was controversially not selected to officially join NASA.

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The Space Race

The Space Race

2023 · 1h 31m · Movie

Explores the experiences of the first Black astronauts through decades of archive film and interviews in a reflective illumination on the burden of breaking barriers.

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