EXCLUSIVE:ForNASAs pioneering Black astronauts, gravity wasnt the only barrier impeding them from reaching the highest heights.
They also faced another implacable force, in the form of racial bias.
Monroe (Icarus,Lucy and Desi) will also serve as the films writer.
Astronaut Guion “Guy” Bluford in the wind tunnel at NASA Glenn Research Center.National Geographic/Diego Hurtado de Mendoza
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The film will be available exclusively on National Geographic Channels and Disney+.
No release date has been set.
We feel honored to give these trailblazers center stage in the narrative around U.S. space exploration.
Astronaut Ed Dwight is interviewed for ‘The Space Race.’National Geographic/Ryan Dearth
NatGeo describesThe Space Raceas a film about connectivity, community, mentorship and the importance of trailblazers.
In an earlier stage of her career as a music executive, Cortes helped launch the careers of Run-D.M.C.
and the Beastie Boys.
