Man who hoped to be first Black astronaut in 1960s finally heading to space

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Studies show that men are less likely to speak up about their depression or get treatment. A local man is trying to fix that by hosting a men's mental health summit.

His dream of going to space fell by the wayside for more than 60 years. But Dwight has been selected as one of the six civilians to travel to the edge of space.in space. But he never made it. Now, at 90 years old, Dwight will get the chance to finally experience space onboard

When he got the letter in 1961 offering him the opportunity to be the first Black astronaut,"I thought these dudes were crazy," Dwight told "So, all these White folks that I'm dealing with, I mean, my peers, the other guys that were astronaut candidates and the leadership was just horrified at the idea of my coming down to Edwards and the president appointing me to the position," Dwight said.

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