‘The Space Race’ Trailer: The Stories Of Black Astronauts In New Nat Geo Doc

The Space Race, an upcoming documentary on Black astronauts, has premiered its first trailer. The film is set to debut on National Geographic on Feb. 12, followed by streaming on Disney+ and Hulu on Feb. 13.

Directed by Diego Hurtado de Mendoza and Lisa Cortés with Mark Monroe as the writer, the film features prominent figures such as Guion Bluford, Charles Bolden, Ed Dwight, Victor Glover, Frederick Gregory, Bernard Harris, Leland Melvin, Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez and Jessica Watkins.

The documentary, produced by Alexandra Bowen, Aly Parker, Mark Monroe, Keero Birla, Lisa Cortés, and Diego Hurtado de Mendoza, features a lineup of executive producers including Frank Marshall, Tony Rosenthal, Carolyn Bernstein, and Leland Melvin.

Here’s the official description:

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 Lisa Cortés and Diego Hurtado de Mendoza 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.

The documentary, produced by Alexandra Bowen, Aly Parker, Mark Monroe, Keero Birla, Lisa Cortés, and Diego Hurtado de Mendoza, features a lineup of executive producers including Frank Marshall, Tony Rosenthal, Carolyn Bernstein, and Leland Melvin.

Watch the trailer below: