He Became The Oldest Person To Go To Space At 90-Years-Old

The third oldest astronaut is Wally Funk, who joined Bezos for Blue Origin’s first piloted flight at 82-years-old.

In the early 1960s, President John F. Kennedy announced that he wanted an African American to be part of NASA’s astronaut corps. Dwight trained in the Aerospace Research Pilot School at Edwards Air Force Base.

He passed the first round of training, but ultimately, he was not selected to be an astronaut. He resigned from the Air Force with the rank of captain in 1966.

Later on, he earned a master of fine arts degree in sculpture. He currently owns and operates Ed Dwight Studios in Denver. At long last, he was finally able to fulfill his dream of going into space.

It costs around $500,000 per ticket to fly in a New Shepard. Dwight’s seat was sponsored by the non-profit organization Space For Humanity and the Jaison and Jamie Robinson Foundation.

It is believed that Dwight’s crewmates paid for their own seats, but the exact costs are unknown.