Ed Dwight, a 90-year-old sculptor from Denver, USA, has become the new record holder for the oldest space traveler. This was reported by rbc.ru with reference to the Associated Press.
Dwight, a former U.S. Air Force pilot, was selected by President John F. Kennedy as NASA's first black astronaut candidate 60 years ago. However, he managed to realize his dream of space only now.
He and five other passengers made a suborbital flight on a Blue Origin spacecraft. Before Dwight, the record was held by actor William Shatner, the Star Trek star, who also traveled to space in 2021 at the age of 90.
In addition to Dwight, five more people went on the trip: four entrepreneurs from the USA and France, as well as a retired accountant. The cost of a ticket to the spacecraft has not been disclosed.
