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Ed Dwight

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American sculptor and former test pilot

United StatesArtistsBorn 1933 · age 93
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Edward Joseph Dwight Jr. is an American sculptor, author, retired test pilot, and astronaut. S. Air Force in 1953 and was commissioned a lieutenant in 1955. In 1961, at the direction of President John F.

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Dwight in his Air Force uniform, with captain's insignia.Dwight in his Air Force uniform, with captain's insignia.Dwight at the Pentagon in 2020, during his honorary induction into the U.S. Space Force.Dwight at the Pentagon in 2020, during his honorary induction into the U.S. Space Force.Dwight speaks at the National Museum of African American History and Culture in 2024.Dwight speaks at the National Museum of African American History and Culture in 2024.

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1986honorary doctorate

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Edward Joseph Dwight Jr. is an American sculptor, author, retired test pilot, and astronaut. Dwight enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in 1953 and was commissioned a lieutenant in 1955. In 1961, at the direction of President John F. Kennedy, he became the first African American to enter the Air Force training program from which NASA selected astronauts. Although he completed training at the Aerospace Research Pilot School in 1963 and advanced to the second round of the program, in the end he was not selected for the Astronaut Corps.

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Born 1933 · age 93
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