NASA on Monday named the first woman and the first African American ever assigned as astronauts to a lunar mission, introducing them as part of the four-member team of the Artemis II - to fly as early as next year on what would be the first crewed voyage around the moon in more than 50 years. READ: https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1752050/nasa-names-woman-black-astronauts-to-artemis-ii-crew-in-lunar-first | INQUIRER.net

The decision by President Johnson to set up NASA facilities in the South created a new generation of black engineers at NASA. Not surprisingly, they would face a high level of scrutiny 🎥Black in Space | Smithsonian Channel Aviation Nation