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Not just Katy Perry: Here are the celebrities Blue Origin has launched to space

With Katy Perry's all-female spaceflight set to launch on April 14, here's a look at the other celebrities who have flown to space with Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin.

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NASA's oldest active astronaut Don Pettit to make 4th trip to ISS on Sept. 11

Don Pettit, NASA's oldest active astronaut and a space shuttle flyer, will return to space no earlier than Sept. 11 aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft.

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Dreams don’t die in middle-age – here’s why it’s never too late to pursue your passion

As a 90-year-old astronaut finally achieves his dream of going to space, Helen Coffey looks at the trend for people living their best lives past the first flush of youth

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Ed Dwight, 90, Becomes Oldest Person To Go Into Space

90-year-old Ed Dwight fulfills his space dream on Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket, inspiring perseverance and resilience in the face of adversity.

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'This was a life-changing experience:' 1st Black astronaut candidate exults after suborbital launch (video)

Ninety-year-old Ed Dwight got to live out his long-delayed spaceflight dream with a suborbital launch this weekend. Here's what he had to say about it.

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Infected blood scandal cover-up’s damning verdict: Tech & Science Daily podcast

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90-Year-Old Ed Dwight Becomes Oldest Person To Go To Space

90-year-old Ed Dwight makes history as oldest person in space aboard Blue Origin's spacecraft, inspiring generations.

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90-Year-Old Mr. Ed Dwight Becomes Oldest Person In Space

90-year-old Mr. Ed Dwight makes history as oldest person in space, showcasing resilience and inspiring future generations with his journey aboard Blue Orig...

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First Black astronaut candidate, now 90, reaches space in Blue Origin flight

Ex-air force captain Ed Dwight, passed over by Nasa in 1961, now oldest person to reach edge of space with Jeff Bezo’s space firm

The Guardian - US

Blue Origin Launches With Historic Crew Including Ed Dwight

Blue Origin resumes spaceflights with historic crew member Ed Dwight, showcasing commitment to diversity and space exploration.

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At age 90, America's first Black astronaut candidate has finally made it to space

Ed Dwight, a former Air Force test pilot who was passed over to become an astronaut in the 1960s, described his flight aboard Blue Origin's New Shepard as "life changing."

WEKU

America's first Black astronaut candidate finally goes to space 60 years later on Bezos rocket

America's first Black astronaut candidate finally reaches space with Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin, breaking age record at 90.

The Hindu

Blue Origin launches 1st Black astronaut candidate, age 90, and 5 space tourists on New Shepard rocket (video)

Blue Origin sent six people to the final frontier today (May 19) on the company's first crewed spaceflight since August 2022.

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Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin successfully launches six tourists to edge of space after two-year pause

The passengers include Ed Dwight, the first Black man to train as an astronaut in the 1960s

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First Black man who trained as astronaut finally going to space at 90 on Bezos rocket

Ed Dwight will become the oldest person to fly in space

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How to watch Blue Origin's NS-25 private space tourist mission online today

Blue Origin is scheduled to launch a crewed mission for the first time in nearly two years on Sunday (May 19). Here's how to watch the action live.

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What time is Blue Origin's private NS-25 astronaut launch on May 19?

A Blue Origin rocket will launch its first private astronaut spaceflight since 2022 this weekend. Here's what time to watch.

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Blue Origin will launch these 6 space tourists on May 19, its 1st crewed mission since 2022

Blue Origin plans to launch six people — including the United States' first-ever black astronaut candidate — on a suborbital spaceflight this weekend.

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He missed a chance to be the first Black astronaut. Now, at 90, he's going into space

Edward J. Dwight Jr. is set to be on the next Blue Origin rocket into space. The rare opportunity comes more than six decades after he was passed over to become a NASA astronaut.

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Blue Origin will launch Ed Dwight, the 1st-ever Black astronaut candidate, to space on next New Shepard rocket flight

The six-person crew of Blue Origin's seventh human spaceflight includes Ed Dwight, who was picked in 1961 to be the nation's first black astronaut candidate.

The Guardian - US

‘No one had done it before him’: the groundbreaking stories of Black astronauts

In documentary The Space Race, the people involved with major progress within Nasa talk about their highs and lows

Space

See new trailer for NatGeo's 'The Space Race' documentary saluting Black astronauts (video)

A new trailer for National Geographic's celebration of Black astronauts in 'The Space Race.'

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NASA's Artemis 2: The Moon Mission of a Lifetime!

Get ready for an out-of-this-world adventure as NASA's Artemis 2 mission aims to send humans back to the moon. Exciting space developments await in 2022 an...

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

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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