Stills
Synopsis
Uncover the little-known stories of the first Black pilots, engineers and scientists seeking to break the bonds of social injustice to reach for the stars, including Guion Bluford, Ed Dwight and Charles Bolden among many others.
Cast
Leland Melvin
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Nichelle Nichols
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Walter Cronkite
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Mae C. Jemison
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Octavia Butler
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Sun Ra
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H. Rap Brown
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Adam Clayton Powell Jr.
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Ralph Abernathy
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Victor Glover
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Ron McNair
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Guion Bluford
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Director
Lisa Cortes, Diego Hurtado de Mendoza
Writer
Mark Monroe
Composer
Anna Drubich, Jongnic Bontemps
Film details
Country
USA
Runtime
1 hour 31 minutes
Production year
2023
Online premiere
13 February 2024
World premiere
12 June 2023
Production
Diamond Docs, National Geographic Documentary Films, National Geographic
Also known as
The Space Race, Az űrverseny, Igualdad en la carrera espacial, Kosmoserahvas, Wyścig do gwiazd, 太空竞赛
Updated 19 February 2026
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