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Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier

Construction progressed To this quarter on marshall'snew load test facility

Announcer:
Construction progressed To this quarter on marshall's
new load test facility

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Announcer: Construction progressed
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To this quarter on marshall's new load test facility.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
00:16:57
Uploaded
Jun 12, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Brook Lapping Productions

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Movie Summary

Several African American pioneers of the Space Race.
Paul: Nasa was in the south, and from the time - Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier 00:19
Paul: Nasa was in the south, and from the time
When you hire 250,000 people in the deep south, - Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier 00:14
When you hire 250,000 people in the deep south,
One of seven african american engineers employed at nasa's - Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier 00:08
One of seven african american engineers employed at nasa...
Watson: We had all studied real hard, and we all just - Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier 00:05
Watson: We had all studied real hard, and we all just
At that time, all I wanted to think about was how - Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier 00:06
At that time, all I wanted to think about was how
They invited us to work at nasa - Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier 00:06
They invited us to work at nasa
I knew that the mission was to put the man on the moon, - Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier 00:08
I knew that the mission was to put the man on the moon,
Narrator: Watson works on the team developing - Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier 00:06
Narrator: Watson works on the team developing
Announcer: Loud and hot, my rocket - Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier 00:11
Announcer: Loud and hot, my rocket
Watson and his african american colleagues - Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier 00:06
Watson and his african american colleagues
Paul: If a white man messed up at work, it was like, - Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier 00:09
Paul: If a white man messed up at work, it was like,
Any of these black employees at nasa messed up, - Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier 00:11
Any of these black employees at nasa messed up,
Narrator: And outside rocket city, its african american - Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier 00:08
Narrator: And outside rocket city, its african american
Watson: When you leave nasa you're in huntsville - Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier 00:09
Watson: When you leave nasa you're in huntsville
(sirens wailing) - Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier 00:09
(sirens wailing)
For example, we stopped at a little hamburger stand - Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier 00:09
For example, we stopped at a little hamburger stand
And our fight was to open the door for black professionals, - Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier 00:07
And our fight was to open the door for black professionals,
Narrator: 500 miles away, in south carolina, - Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier 00:08
Narrator: 500 miles away, in south carolina,
At nine years old, ronald mcnair already knows he wants - Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier 00:09
At nine years old, ronald mcnair already knows he wants
Mcnair: Ron had a precocious appetite for learning. - Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier 00:05
Mcnair: Ron had a precocious appetite for learning.