At age 90, America's first Black astronaut candidate has finally made it to space Enlarge this image toggle caption Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP Ed Dwight, the man who six decades ago nearly became America's first Black astronaut, made his first trip into space at age 90 on Sunday along with five crewmates aboard Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket. The liftoff …