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The race to get to space is long over, but buried in time is the revelatory story of the world’s first black astronauts. For many Americans, the 20^th-century Space Race was a Cold War competition over rocketry and technological feats, but the world’s two superpowers were also engaged in another high-stakes race – one whose impact is still being felt today.

BLACK IN SPACE: BREAKING THE COLOR BARRIER examines the crucial moment when America’s history of racial prejudice became a critical vulnerability in the effort to win hearts and minds around the globe. Confronting a Soviet foe determined to show that communism was the face of the future, the U.S. would need a new generation of astronauts. BLACK IN SPACE: BREAKING THE COLOR BARRIER will premiere on Monday, February 24^th at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Smithsonian Channel.

Watch the trailer HERE.