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After Kennedy was assassinated, Dwight's path to NASA disappeared and he was never selected for the space program.
Dwight is finally being celebrated in recent years.
The first astronauts, the Mercury Seven, were all male and white.
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Dwight was among the 26 potential astronauts recommended to NASA.
Dwight says he's proud t years consider Dwight ioneer for Black astronauts.
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