First Black astronaut candidate, now 90, reaches space in Blue Origin flight

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	First Black astronaut candidate, now 90, reaches space in Blue Origin flight (theguardian.com)
	27 points by adwmayer 759 days ago

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This makes me happy. He endured shameful treatment at the hands of Chuck Yeager.

That acquisition is pretty light on proof:

> No astronauts or fellow trainees have verified Dwight's account of Yeager's treatment

I don’t think you would have trouble finding people that could say Yeager was disagreeable and difficult.

Sounds like someone wanted to posthumously slander a hero to sell books and get clicks.