90-year-old Ed Dwight becomes oldest person to go to space
In yet another age-defying celebratory moment, Ed Dwight has become America's first Black astronaut and the oldest to fly into space. Ed Dwight, 90, rocketed into space aboard Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin's New Shepard capsule on May 19, Sunday, etching his name in history as the oldest person ever to reach the final frontier.