Nation May 22 First Black astronaut candidate on making it to space after 63-year wait By Geoff Bennett, Azhar Merchant
Nation Feb 09 Ed Dwight was supposed to be the 1st Black astronaut. At 90, he’s finally getting his due An accomplished Air Force pilot, Ed Dwight was groomed by John F. Kennedy's White House to be the first Black astronaut. But in training, he faced discrimination that detoured his path. Now 90, Dwight is widely celebrated as a pioneer… By Jake Coyle, Associated Press
Nation Feb 25 Watch 4:44 How a pioneering pilot made the first attempt to break NASA’s racial barrier Space exploration has long fascinated humans, from the fantasy of the ancient Greeks to the moon landings of the last century. It’s about pushing into new frontiers — and not just technological ones. In the last part of our series,… By John Yang, Kaisha Young