# @bbcnews on TikTok

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.tiktok.com/@bbcnews/video/7371486488342580513
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/74664344-bbcnews-tiktok
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/72813f4fd6.jpg
- **Posted:** 2024-05-21T16:12:29.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** BBC News (@bbcnews) — https://gondola.cc/bbcnews

## Caption

Ed Dwight was chosen as the first black astronaut candidate in the US in 1961, but had to wait more than 60 years to go to space. #EdDwight #Astronaut #Space #Nasa #BlueOrigin #SpaceTok #SpaceShuttle #US #USA #News #BBCNews

## Stats

- **Views:** 24,486
- **Likes:** 1,288
- **Shares:** 14
- **Comments:** 10

## Tags

us, nasa, news, eddwight, blueorigin, spaceshuttle, usa, space, bbcnews, astronaut, spacetok

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