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Edward Joseph (Ed) Dwight Jr. (born September 9, 1933) is an American sculptor, author, and former test pilot. He is the first African American to have entered the Air Force training program from which NASA selected astronauts. He was controversially not selected to officially join NASA.

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  • إدوارد جوزف «إد» دوايت جونيور (بالإنجليزية: Ed Dwight)‏ (ولد في 9 سبتمبر عام 1933)، نحات ومؤلف وطيار اختبار سابق أمريكي، كان أول أمريكي من أصل أفريقي يدخل برنامج تدريب القوات الجوية التي اختارت ناسا منه رواد فضاء. (ar)
  • Edward Joseph (Ed) Dwight Jr. (born September 9, 1933) is an American sculptor, author, and former test pilot. He is the first African American to have entered the Air Force training program from which NASA selected astronauts. He was controversially not selected to officially join NASA. (en)
  • Edward (Ed) Joseph Dwight Jr. (né le 9 septembre 1933 à Kansas City) est un sculpteur américain, anciennement pilote d'essais et premier afro-américain à avoir effectué la formation en vue d'être astronaute. (fr)
  • Edward Joseph (Ed) Dwight Jr. (geboren 9 september 1933) is een Amerikaanse beeldhouwer, auteur en voormalige testpiloot die de eerste Afro-Amerikaan was die in de jaren 60 deelnam aan het trainingsprogramma van de United States Air Force, waaruit de NASA astronauten selecteerde. Daarmee was hij enige tijd voorbestemd om de eerste 'zwarte' ruimtevaarder te worden. Die eer zou echter (in 1983) ten deel vallen aan Guion Bluford. (nl)
  • Edward Joseph Dwight Jr. (Kansas City, 9 de setembro de 1933) é um escultor e ex-piloto de testes que foi o primeiro afro-estadunidense a entrar no programa de treinamento da Força Aérea a partir do qual a NASA selecionou astronautas. (pt)
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  • Arizona State University, B.S. 1957 (en)
  • Metropolitan Community College, A.A. 1953 (en)
  • University of Denver, MFA 1977 (en)
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  • 1933-09-09 (xsd:date)
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  • Kansas City, Kansas, U.S. (en)
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  • Dwight while serving as a captain in the United States Air Force (en)
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  • Sculpture (en)
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  • Edward Joseph Dwight Jr. (en)
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  • American (en)
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  • I Was Poised to be the First Black Astronaut. I Never Made it to Space. (en)
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  • إدوارد جوزف «إد» دوايت جونيور (بالإنجليزية: Ed Dwight)‏ (ولد في 9 سبتمبر عام 1933)، نحات ومؤلف وطيار اختبار سابق أمريكي، كان أول أمريكي من أصل أفريقي يدخل برنامج تدريب القوات الجوية التي اختارت ناسا منه رواد فضاء. (ar)
  • Edward Joseph (Ed) Dwight Jr. (born September 9, 1933) is an American sculptor, author, and former test pilot. He is the first African American to have entered the Air Force training program from which NASA selected astronauts. He was controversially not selected to officially join NASA. (en)
  • Edward (Ed) Joseph Dwight Jr. (né le 9 septembre 1933 à Kansas City) est un sculpteur américain, anciennement pilote d'essais et premier afro-américain à avoir effectué la formation en vue d'être astronaute. (fr)
  • Edward Joseph (Ed) Dwight Jr. (geboren 9 september 1933) is een Amerikaanse beeldhouwer, auteur en voormalige testpiloot die de eerste Afro-Amerikaan was die in de jaren 60 deelnam aan het trainingsprogramma van de United States Air Force, waaruit de NASA astronauten selecteerde. Daarmee was hij enige tijd voorbestemd om de eerste 'zwarte' ruimtevaarder te worden. Die eer zou echter (in 1983) ten deel vallen aan Guion Bluford. (nl)
  • Edward Joseph Dwight Jr. (Kansas City, 9 de setembro de 1933) é um escultor e ex-piloto de testes que foi o primeiro afro-estadunidense a entrar no programa de treinamento da Força Aérea a partir do qual a NASA selecionou astronautas. (pt)
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  • إد دوايت (ar)
  • Ed Dwight (en)
  • Ed Dwight (fr)
  • Ed Dwight (nl)
  • Ed Dwight (pt)
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