In 1961, Ed Dwight hoped to become the first Black astronaut in space. But he never made it. Now, at 90 years old, Dwight will get the chance to finally experience space onboard Blue Origin's ...

Ed Dwight, America’s first black astronaut candidate, will finally fly into space at age 90. The Air Force veteran will be among the six-person crew aboard Blue Origin’s upcoming New Shepard f ...

Now he’s in line to travel to space with Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space ... enter an Air Force flight training program that was regarded as a pathway to NASA’s astronaut corps, and went ...

Five new European astronauts and the first astronaut from the Australian Space Agency are now ready to "hop" into their first flight assignments, having completed basic training. The European ...

The UK’s Rosemary Coogan has gained her astronaut wings, graduating from space training as a new European Space Agency (Esa) astronaut. After completing one year of rigorous basic astronaut ...

Sussex’s newest astronaut could become only the second British woman to head for the stars after completing her training. Dr Rosemary Coogan said experiencing weightlessness for the first time was ...