Ed Dwight Jr.
Birthday: 1933-09-09
Place of Birth: Kansas City, Kansas, USA
Biography: 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.
Movies
The Space Race
Uncover the little-known stories of the first Black pilots, engineers and scientists seeking to brea...
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Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier
America's experiences during the Civil Rights Movement and the Space Race are well documented. Howev...
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Woman in Motion
Nichelle Nichols' daunting task to launch a national blitz for NASA, recruiting 8,000 of the nation'...
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