Yet despite making history as the first black astronaut to have a shot at making it to space after training during the civil rights movement, he ultimately missed out.
Dwight will be among six people to board New Shepard for an 11-minute spaceflight, making him the oldest person to fly to space.
'This is an absolutely fantastic bookend to the space era of his life,' his son, Chris Dwight, told the Wall Street Journal. 'It's about time.'
'We feel like we are helping correct something that should have been done decades ago,' added Antonio Peronace, executive director of the nonprofit Space for Humanity, which is sponsoring Dwight's trip.
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