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Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier

You needed between eightand 10 years of flight Experience and a flawless flightrecord

(speaking in foreign language) Mendez: You needed between eight
and 10 years of flight Experience and a flawless flight
record

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(speaking in foreign language)
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Mendez: You needed between eight and 10 years of flight
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Experience and a flawless flight record.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
19
Timestamp in Movie
00:26:41
Uploaded
Jun 12, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Brook Lapping Productions

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Movie Summary

Several African American pioneers of the Space Race.
And your health, mentally and physically had to be - Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier 00:04
And your health, mentally and physically had to be
And I was one of the 41 cuban pilots who met - Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier 00:06
And I was one of the 41 cuban pilots who met
Narrator: America is still way behind in recruiting - Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier 00:06
Narrator: America is still way behind in recruiting
But they've found assistance from an unlikely source, - Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier 00:06
But they've found assistance from an unlikely source,
Hi, I'm nichelle nichols, but I still feel a little bit - Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier 00:07
Hi, I'm nichelle nichols, but I still feel a little bit
Lewis: Star trek, was really a breakthrough series - Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier 00:08
Lewis: Star trek, was really a breakthrough series
Mcnair: This was the first time an african american, - Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier 00:10
Mcnair: This was the first time an african american,
And that showed some possibilities, - Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier 00:06
And that showed some possibilities,
Nichols: It's still and all-white male astronaut corps - Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier 00:12
Nichols: It's still and all-white male astronaut corps
Narrator: One viewer who sees the ad is air force - Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier 00:06
Narrator: One viewer who sees the ad is air force
Gregory: I decided, ok, if she said I should do it, - Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier 00:07
Gregory: I decided, ok, if she said I should do it,
Narrator: Nasa's campaign attracts - Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier 00:05
Narrator: Nasa's campaign attracts
Its revolutionary design allows it to carry a crew - Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier 00:08
Its revolutionary design allows it to carry a crew
Paul: When they knew that the crew cabins were going - Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier 00:11
Paul: When they knew that the crew cabins were going
Not only can we put different types of people professionally - Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier 00:11
Not only can we put different types of people professionally
Narrator: And in January 1978, nasa selects - Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier 00:13
Narrator: And in January 1978, nasa selects
Finally, it looks like america is on the verge of getting - Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier 00:06
Finally, it looks like america is on the verge of getting
But quietly, two months later, cuban arnaldo tamayo mendez - Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier 00:12
But quietly, two months later, cuban arnaldo tamayo mendez
Arnaldo tamayo mendez is an unlikely candidate - Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier 00:05
Arnaldo tamayo mendez is an unlikely candidate
Born to a poor family in eastern cuba and orphaned - Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier 00:09
Born to a poor family in eastern cuba and orphaned