First Black man trained as astronaut goes to space 63 years later

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Published 2024-05-20
Ed Dwight was set to be the first Black astronaut in the 1960s but his mission never launched. Now six decades later, at 90 years old, he’s made his mark in the record books aboard Blue Origin’s rocket. NBC’s Kaylee Hartung reports for TODAY.

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