Robert Henry Lawrence Jr.
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Robert Henry Lawrence Jr. was a United States Air Force officer and the first African-American who was selected to be an astronaut.
Lawrence during his Air Force career
Lawrence's name inscribed on the Space Mirror Memorial
Ed Dwight
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Edward Joseph Dwight Jr. is an American sculptor, author, retired test pilot, and astronaut. Dwight enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in 1953 and was commissioned a lieutenant in 1955. In 1961, at the di
Robert Henry Lawrence Jr.
…In February 2025, Lawrence's alma mater, Bradley University, installed an art installation commemorating him. Ed Dwight – The first African-American astronaut candidate "First Black Astronaut Honored on 50th Anniversary of Death". Voice of America. Cape Canaveral, Florida…
Dwight in Air Force uniform
Dwight in his Air Force uniform, with captain's insignia.
Dwight at the Pentagon in 2020, during his honorary induction into the U.S. Space Force.
Dwight speaks at the National Museum of African American History and Culture in 2024.