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Gregory: They went to the pad that morning
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Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier

They went to thepad that morning, And it was a cold morning

Gregory: They went to the
pad that morning, And it was a cold morning

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Gregory: They went to the pad that morning,
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And it was a cold morning.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
20
Timestamp in Movie
00:46:06
Uploaded
Jun 12, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Brook Lapping Productions

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Movie Summary

Several African American pioneers of the Space Race.
Mission control: T-minus 10, nine, eight, seven, six, - Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier 00:13
Mission control: T-minus 10, nine, eight, seven, six,
Lift off of the 25th space shuttle mission - Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier 00:05
Lift off of the 25th space shuttle mission
Velocity, 2257 feet per second. - Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier 00:05
Velocity, 2257 feet per second.
That's basically an assurance call to the crew. - Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier 00:04
That's basically an assurance call to the crew.
Mission control: Engines throttling up, three engines - Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier 00:06
Mission control: Engines throttling up, three engines
Shuttle commander: Challenger, go and throttle up. - Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier 00:04
Shuttle commander: Challenger, go and throttle up.
(dramatic theme music) - Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier 00:12
(dramatic theme music)
Gregory: I saw it occur, everybody else is facedown - Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier 00:06
Gregory: I saw it occur, everybody else is facedown
And all of the data on the screens, - Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier 00:06
And all of the data on the screens,
And the rest of the mission control - Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier 00:06
And the rest of the mission control
(somber music) - Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier 00:14
(somber music)
Graves: Literally, I was sitting in my office, - Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier 00:09
Graves: Literally, I was sitting in my office,
And that was the first time in my life, - Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier 00:06
And that was the first time in my life,
Cheryl mcnair: I, for some reason thought that it was all - Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier 00:13
Cheryl mcnair: I, for some reason thought that it was all
They canceled all the missions to investigate. - Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier 00:04
They canceled all the missions to investigate.
Astronauts had to stop and say to themselves, - Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier 00:07
Astronauts had to stop and say to themselves,
I owed it to ron and the people that got killed - Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier 00:07
I owed it to ron and the people that got killed
Two women, a jew, a black, an asian, white males, - Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier 00:06
Two women, a jew, a black, an asian, white males,
Narrator: Challenger is a reminder of the risks - Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier 00:10
Narrator: Challenger is a reminder of the risks
Mcnair: Our family had gone from slavery to space - Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier 00:06
Mcnair: Our family had gone from slavery to space