Karen Greenfield with National Geographic said without documentaries like 'The Space Race,' she fears that Black people's contribution to human space flight would continue going untold.
Erica SimonKaren Greenfield with National Geographic said without documentaries like "The Space Race," she fears that Black people's contribution to human space flight would continue going untold.To the moon and beyond: for decades, that has been the goal of NASA and its world-famous space crews.
"When it came to this idea of selecting - how do you find a Black astronaut? So you find somebody that's accomplished and got the job done. They preferred I'd be a little taller and a little Blacker," Dwight explained. Leland Melvin followed in the pioneers' footsteps. He served onboard NASA's Space Shuttle Atlantis and is an Executive Director of this film.
He's also part of "The Space Race" film and showed up to the screening at Space Center Houston to support Dwight. "Hopefully, audiences will leave the theater having learned something else about the world they live in," Hurtado de Mendoza said.
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