June 30, 2024
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Space

America's first black astronaut candidate finally flew. Now is the time to do more

Ed Dwight thought he would be an astronaut six decades ago, when President John F. Kennedy's administration, in its campaign to reach the Moon, realized that the impact of the United States reaching our closest celestial neighbor would be greatly magnified. if the crew included a person of color. “Why don't we take the first

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Astronomy

NASA and Boeing Starliner launch on mission to the ISS

ULA's (United Launch Alliance) Atlas V rocket and Starliner spacecraft launch June 5 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Credit: NASA. Update: After two previous postponements, NASA astronauts Barry “Butch” Wilmore and Sunita “Suni” Williams are headed to the International Space Station (ISS) as part of NASA's Boeing Starliner crew flight test launch.

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