Weaving together personal stories, the film highlights Black pilots, scientists and engineers who joined NASA, seeking to break the bonds of social injustice as they reached for the stars.
Once President John F. Kennedy was in office, he made the space race to the moon a priority in the ongoing Cold War against Communist Russia. And he made integrating the astronauts a priority as well.
“The Space Race,” a National Geographic documentary, debuts next week, shining a light on Black people in America’s space program, including this man from Kansas City, Kansas.
"Representation becomes critically important to help us keep moving down that path." Learn the true story of the very first Black astronauts. National Geographic has revealed their official trailer for the documentary film titled The Space Race, from filmmakers Diego Hurtado de Mendoza and Academy Award-nominated Lisa Cortés. This premiered at last year's Tribeca Film