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THE SPACE RACE weaves together the stories of Black astronauts seeking to break the bonds of social injustice to reach for the stars, including Guion Bluford, Ed Dwight and Charles Bolden, among many others. In THE SPACE RACE, directors Diego Hurtado de Mendoza and Lisa Cortés profile the pioneering Black pilots, scientists and engineers who joined NASA to serve their country in space, even as their country failed to achieve equality for them back on Earth. From 1963, when the assassination of JFK thwarted Captain Ed Dwight’s quest to reach the moon, to 2020, when the echoes of the civil unrest sparked by the killing of George Floyd reached the International Space Station, the story of African Americans at NASA is a tale of world events colliding with the aspirations of uncommon men. The bright dreams of Afrofuturism become reality in THE SPACE RACE, turning science fiction into science fact and forever redefining what “the right stuff” looks like, giving us new heroes to celebrate and a fresh history to explore.
Original Release
02/12/2024
US Release
02/13/2024
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Nichelle Nichols | Self |
| Walter Cronkite | Self |
| Mae C. Jemison | Self |
| Octavia Butler | Self |
| Sun Ra | Self |
| Adam Clayton Powell Jr. | Self |
| Leland Melvin | Self |
| Ed Dwight Jr. | Self |
| H. Rap Brown | Self |
| Ron McNair | Self |
Directors
Lisa Cortes, Diego Hurtado de Mendoza
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Nichelle Nichols | Self |
| Walter Cronkite | Self |
| Mae C. Jemison | Self |
| Octavia Butler | Self |
| Sun Ra | Self |
| Adam Clayton Powell Jr. | Self |
| Leland Melvin | Self |
| Ed Dwight Jr. | Self |
| H. Rap Brown | Self |
| Ron McNair | Self |
| Ralph Abernathy | Self |
| Victor Glover | Self |
| Whitney Young | Self |
| Fred Gregory | Self |
| Bernard Harris | Self |
| Alvin Drew | Self |
| Yvonne Cagle | Self |
| Guion Bluford | Self |
| Charles Bolden | Self |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Frank Marshall | Executive Producer |
| Tony Rosenthal | Executive Producer |
| Ryan Suffern | Executive Producer |
| Leland Melvin | Executive Producer |
| Carolyn Bernstein | Executive Producer |
| Mark Monroe | Producer |
| Carolyn Bernstein | Producer |
| Alex Bowen | Producer |
| Aly Parker | Producer |
| Leland Melvin | Producer |
| Lisa Cortes | Producer |
| Diego Hurtado de Mendoza | Producer |
| Keero Birla | Producer |
| Guillermo Escalona | Producer |
