NASA documentary celebrates Black space explorers

The documentary celebrates Black astronauts and their contributions to the American space program.

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The documentary is hosted by the first black woman to lead a NASA center, and features contributions from current and former NASA astronauts, as well as retired space travelers.

Harris says in The Color of Space that he chose his career path after watching coverage of NASA's space program as a child, including footage of the first moon landing. Harris noticed that there weren't many black people at NASA.

The first people that they chose to be the crme de la crme, the top astronauts, were all white guys, and so I remember saying to myself.

NASA believes in a culture of diversity and inclusion when it comes to its astronauts.

Wyche said that NASA explores space and expands knowledge for the benefit of humans. We need the best minds that reflect the American public. Our former and current Black astronauts share their journeys to space in this documentary. The film will inspire future engineers, scientists, and explorers to reach for the stars, as we work to land the first woman and first person of color on the moon.

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