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1. Who became the first black Astronaut candidate to travel to space at the age of 90?
Ed Dwight, America’s 1st Black astronaut candidate, made history by travelling to space at the age of 90 aboard a Blue Origin rocket, 60 years after he was initially considered for NASA’s astronaut corps. This milestone marked a significant moment in both space exploration and racial history.