Woman in Motion

Nichelle Nichols changed the face of space

Overview

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.

Top Cast

Vivica A. Fox

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Michael Dorn

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Nichelle Nichols

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Ashley Eckstein

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George Takei

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Walter Koenig

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Lynn Whitfield

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Neil deGrasse Tyson

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Jeremy Bulloch

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Pharrell Williams

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