Release: December 18, 2019

Runtime: 13 min

Status: Released

I Was Poised to be the First Black Astronaut. I Never Made it to Space. | 'Almost Famous' by Op-Docs (YouTube)

The Lost Astronaut

2019 13 min

Part of the Almost Famous series. In 1963, Ed Dwight Jr. was poised to be NASA’s first African-American astronaut, until suddenly he wasn’t.

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Edward Dwight Jr.

Self

Abby Lynn Kang Davis

Producer

Ben Proudfoot

Director

Adam B. Ellick

Executive Producer

Gabriel Berk Godoi

Producer

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