Ed Dwight was in line to be the first Black astronaut. History had other ideas

Ed Dwight in January 1962.

At the height of the space race in the 1960s, Air Force Captain Ed Dwight was chosen to attend a special astronaut training program. He tells the story of what happened next.

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Source: NPR Space News