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

[adwmayer]

https://www.theguardian.com/science/article/2024/may/19/ed-dwight-blue-origin-first-black-astronaut-candidate

[OldGuyInTheClub]

This makes me happy. He endured shameful treatment at the hands of Chuck Yeager.

https://www.npr.org/2022/07/05/1109678316/edward-dwight-spac...

[bequanna → OldGuyInTheClub]

That 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.