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Ed Dwight, America’s First Black Astronaut Candidate, Makes History by Finally Reaching Space at 90
People via Yahoo News Singapore· 2 months agoDwight was on Blue Origin’s latest crewed space flight on May 19, decades after he was selected as...
Bezos’s Blue Origin sends first crew to edge of space since 2022
The Hill via Yahoo News Singapore· 2 months agoBlue Origin, Jeff Bezos’s rocket company, sent its first crew into space in nearly two years, after...
‘The Space Race’ brings an out-of-this-world perspective to Black History Month
CNN via Yahoo News Singapore· 5 months agoThe annual influx of Black History Month programming yields an out-of-this-world documentary in “The...
The Untold Story of Black Astronauts Finally Gets Spotlight
The Daily Beast via Yahoo News Singapore· 5 months agoPhoto Illustration by Erin O'Flynn/The Daily Beast/National Geographic and Getty ImagesWith their...
10 Best New Movies and Shows to Watch This Week That Aren’t the Super Bowl
The Wrap via Yahoo News Singapore· 5 months agoYes there's the big game, but there's also a new show about post-WWII fashion and the return of Jon...
Ed Dwight was to be the first Black astronaut. At 90, he's finally getting his due
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 5 months agoEd Dwight grew up in segregated 1930s Kansas on a farm on the edge of town. “My first flight was the...
NatGeo’s ‘The Space Race’ Trailer Spotlights Unsung Black Astronauts Who Changed NASA | Video
The Wrap via Yahoo News Singapore· 6 months ago"Black history is American history. We forget it at our peril," former astronaut and NASA...
Today in History: November 22, John F. Kennedy is assassinated in Dallas
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 8 months agoToday in History Today is Wednesday, Nov. 22, the 326th day of 2023. There are 39 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Nov. 22, 1963, John F. Kennedy, the 35th President of ...
Today in History: August 30, Thurgood Marshall confirmed as first Black Supreme Court justice
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 11 months agoOn Aug. 30, 2021, the United States completed its withdrawal from Afghanistan, ending America’s longest war with the Taliban back in power, as Air Force transport planes carried a remaining ...
Resurfaced ‘Drunk History’ Clip Tells How Nichelle Nichols ‘Literally Integrated Space’
HuffPost via Yahoo News Singapore· 2 years agoNichelle Nichols and Raven-Symoné as Nichols on “Drunk History.” (Photo: CBS Photo Archive /...