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First Black astronaut candidate, now 90, reaches space in Blue Origin flight
- OldGuyInTheClub 2y agoThis makes me happy. He endured shameful treatment at the hands of Chuck Yeager. https://www.npr.org/2022/07/05/1109678316/edward-dwight-space-race-nasa-astronaut-moon https://www.npr.org/2022/07/05/1109678316/edward-dwight-spac...
- bequanna 2y agoThat acquisition is pretty light on proof: > No astronauts or fellow trainees have verified Dwight's account of Yeager's treatment I don’t think you would have trouble finding people that could say Yeager was disagreeable and difficult. Sounds like someone wanted to posthumously slander a hero to sell books and get clicks.