# @houstonmatters on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/C3BJaoTJnHE
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/66408198-houstonmatters-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2024-02-06T19:33:40.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Houston Matters (@houstonmatters) — https://gondola.cc/houstonmatters

## Caption

A new documentary, “Space Race,” by National Geographic, delves into the history of NASA’s first African American astronauts.
 
The film intertwines the stories of revolutionary Black pilots, scientists, and engineers who reshaped the definition of “the right stuff.”
 
Leland Melvin, a prominent astronaut featured in the movie Space Race, emphasizes the significance of revealing this previously obscured history.
 
You can find the full story with Melvin at houstonmatters.org.
 
🎥: via natgeotv 

#spacerace #blackastronauts #lelandmelvin #NASA

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nasa, blackastronauts, lelandmelvin, spacerace

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