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Re:First Black astronaut candidate, now 90, reaches space in... by OldGuyInTheClub on Sunday May 19, 2024 @03:47PM (#40409296)
This makes me happy. He endured shameful treatment at the hands of Chuck Yeager.

https://www.npr.org/2022/07/05/1109678316/edward-dwight-spac...

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Re:First Black astronaut candidate, now 90, reaches space in... by bequanna on Sunday May 19, 2024 @04:09PM (#40409425)
That acquisition is pretty light on proof:

> No astronauts or fellow trainees have verified Dwight's account of Yeager's treatment

I don’t think you would have trouble finding people that could say Yeager was disagreeable and difficult.

Sounds like someone wanted to posthumously slander a hero to sell books and get clicks.

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