In the 1980s, NASA planned to launch a modular space station named Freedom to rival the Soviet space station Mir. However, in the early 1990s, it evolved into a collaborative project involving NASA, Russia’s Roscosmos, the European Space Agency (ESA), the Canadian Space Agency, and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. Throughout its existence, the ISS has been the site of many scientific discoveries and breakthroughs, symbolizing how humans can transcend politics on Earth. The ISS is expected to be retired around 2030 and will be intentionally deconstructed into a thousand pieces before descending into the Pacific Ocean. NASA is planning to burn up the International Space Station and crash it…
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90 Y.O. Ed Dwight Became The Oldest Person And 21st African-American Man To Go To Space
Dwight was born on September 9th, 1933, in Kansas City, where he grew up near Fairfax Airport. This municipal airport was turned into an Army Air Force base during World War II. Being in close proximity to the airfield, he often went there to marvel at the planes, hoping that one of the pilots would give him a ride. Making history as the oldest to ever do so, 90-year-old Ed Dwight finally fulfilled his dream to reach space “They’d say to me, ‘Hey kid, would you clean my airplane? I’ll give you a dime,'” Dwight shared his memories. But he aspired for more; he wanted to fly. It took years…
