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Colorado Day: Ed Dwight

Event Type:

Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Programs, History & Genealogy

Age Group:

All
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Event Details

Join us as we celebrate Colorado through the life of Ed Dwight, the first African American considered for the NASA astronaut program!  The two-hour event includes:

  • Mark Dickerson, Col. USAF (Ret), on the confluence of African American and Aviation History
  • Rachel English, the Director of the Space Foundation, on the importance of space to Colorado's history
  • A screening of the 13-minute documentary The Lost Astronaut, a short film about Ed Dwight. 

Light refreshments will be provided.  Registration required.