Woman in Motion
Nichelle Nichols changed the face of space
2021 · 1h 36m · N/A Documentary
Overview
Nichelle Nichols' daunting task to launch a national blitz for NASA, recruiting 8,000 of the nation's best and brightest, including the trailblazing astronauts who became the first African American, Asian and Latino men and women to fly in space.
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