Woman in Motion

2021·Movie·1h 36mPG

Documentary

6.8 / 10 (6 votes)

Nichelle Nichols changed the face of space

Nichelle Nichols' daunting task to launch a national blitz for NASA, recruiting 8,000 of the nation's best and brightest, including the trailblazing astronauts who became the first African American, Asian and Latino men and women to fly in space.

Directed by: Todd Thompson
Original language: English
Released: 2 February 2021

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Cast

Vivica A. Fox
Self
Michael Dorn
Self
Nichelle Nichols
Self
Ashley Eckstein
Self
George Takei
Self
Walter Koenig
Self
Lynn Whitfield
Self
Neil deGrasse Tyson
Self
Jeremy Bulloch
Self
Pharrell Williams
Self
Reginald Hudlin
Selfz
Mae Jemison
Self (archive footage)