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Ed Dwight Jr.

Also Known As: Edward Joseph Dwight Jr.

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.

Department: Acting

Place of Birth: Kansas City, Kansas, USA

Birthday: September 09, 1933

Adult: No

Gender: Male

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Overview: Uncover the little-known stories of the first Black pilots, engineers and scientists seeking to break the bonds of social injustice to reach for the stars, including Guion Bluford, Ed Dwight and Charles Bolden among many others.

Genres: Documentary

Original Language: en

Release Date: 2023-06-12

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Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier

Overview: America's experiences during the Civil Rights Movement and the Space Race are well documented. However, few know about the moment these two worlds collided, when the White House and NASA scrambled to put the first black astronaut into orbit. This is the untold story of the decades-long battle between the U.S. and the Soviet Union to be the first superpower to bring diversity to the skies, told by the black astronauts and their families, who were part of this little known chapter of the Cold War.

Genres: Documentary

Original Language: en

Release Date: 2020-02-24

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Overview: Nichelle Nichols' daunting task to launch a national blitz for NASA, recruiting 8,000 of the nation's best and brightest, including the trailblazing astronauts who became the first African American, Asian and Latino men and women to fly in space.

Genres: Documentary

Original Language: en

Release Date: 2021-02-02

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Ed Dwight Jr.

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