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[reporter] America blasts off
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into a new age
of space exploration.
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2020 is a year of really
high highs
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and really low lows
and an inflection point
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as it comes
to where the direction
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of the world is going.
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[Hakeem] Many people
have pointed out
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the similarities between
the current era
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with this new space race,
and civil unrest around race.
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with this new space race,
and civil unrest around race.
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And it's very similar
to the 1960s.
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If we can spend
billions of dollars
to put a man on the Moon,
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we can spend
billions of dollars
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to put God's children
on their own two feet.
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The Apollo 8 crew orbited
the Moon in 1968, a violent,
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bloody, traumatic year.
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[newscaster]
Dr. Martin Luther King
has been shot to death.
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I am for law and order.
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I am your president
of law and order.
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The police killed
more people in 2020
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than every single year
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than every single year
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we have on record
except for one.
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That could be you.
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That could be me.
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And now these space
billionaires
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are blasting off to space.
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Think of what that money
could do on Earth.
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We have these soaring
achievements
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where we want to go
into outer space
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and we can't take care
of business right here
on this planet.
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That's a very disturbing
state of affairs.
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[protesters] I can't breathe!
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[theme music playing]
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[pensive music playing]
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I often talk about 2020
as a moment
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I often talk about 2020
as a moment
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when the world cracked
wide open.
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[protesters] We want justice!
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The year 2020 has definitely
been one of the most
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dramatic years
of our lifetimes.
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We had a global pandemic.
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There was crazy
police violence.
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[man speaking]
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[Hakeem] And a lot of unrest
in the streets.
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[officer] Keep your
[bleep] hands on the wheel.
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[man] Yes, sir.
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On May 25th,
white police officer,
Derek Chauvin,
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kneeled on the neck
of a Black man, George Floyd,
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as he begged for his life.
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[George panting]
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[George panting]
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[officer] What do you want?
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[George] I can't breathe.
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George Floyd told officers
more than 20 times,
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"I can't breathe."
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I loved my brother.
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Everybody loved my brother.
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They hurt me
and they hurt my family.
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I can't get my brother back.
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The murder of George Floyd
caused us to contemplate
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what racial justice
looks like
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in this country
and in this world.
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[protesters]
We demand justice!
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[protesters]
We demand justice!
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We demand justice!
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[newsreader] Demonstrations
in dozens of cities
demands for change,
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not just in the name of Floyd,
but for African-Americans,
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saying they have long been
victimized
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by systematic racism
in America.
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What I think we saw
is people step up and say
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we don't want to live
in a world
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that steals the lives
of people
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like Ahmaud Arbery,
steals the lives of people
like Breonna Taylor,
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steals the lives
of people like George Floyd
and so many other names.
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steals the lives
of people like George Floyd
and so many other names.
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[newsreader 1] Tamir Rice.
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[newsreader 2]
Philando Castile.
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-[newsreader 3] Eric Garner.
-[newsreader 4] Walter Scott.
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[newsreader 5] Michael Brown.
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-[newsreader 6] Freddie Gray.
-[newsreader 7]
Trayvon Martin.
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[narrator]
How can our nation achieve
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amazing technological
advancements
while also failing
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at the most basic essentials
of society?
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We ain't playing.
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This system of policing
has got to go.
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[narrator] As America grappled
with its lowest point
in recent memory,
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a history-making partnership
between NASA and SpaceX
was underway.
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a history-making partnership
between NASA and SpaceX
was underway.
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American astronauts
were about to go to space
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from US soil
for the first time
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since the retirement
of the Space Shuttle in 2011,
nearly a decade earlier.
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[announcer]
The final liftoff of Atlantis.
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[woman]
Today with our partners
at SpaceX,
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we usher
in the commercial crew era
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of American space flight.
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[narrator]
The stakes were high
as the mission
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set the stage
for the exploration
of the Moon,
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Mars, and beyond.
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Today we have special guest,
retired astronaut,
Leland Melvin.
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Today we have special guest,
retired astronaut,
Leland Melvin.
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I am like so excited.
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I've got rocket fuel
going through my veins.
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I was there
to do the commentary
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with some other folks
and it was just...
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it was, it was electric
and everyone was like,
so excited.
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And I'm thinking about
what happened to George Floyd.
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[narrator]
It was just five days
after George Floyd's
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May 25th murder that
NASA astronauts
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prepared to take flight
on a privately-owned
spacecraft for the first time.
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[reporter] NASA astronauts
Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley.
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[reporter] NASA astronauts
Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley.
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We're doing the most
technologically advanced thing
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to send people off the planet,
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but then we had George Floyd
being choked to death,
wanting his mother.
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Today, as we gather
in this special place
to celebrate
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our nation's bold
and triumphant
return to the stars,
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I want to say a few words
about the situation
in Minnesota.
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The death of George Floyd
on the streets of Minneapolis
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was a grave tragedy.
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It has filled Americans
all over the country
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with horror, anger, and grief.
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[protesters] We want justice!
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-We want justice!
-We want justice!
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[woman] Now they are getting
into the Tesla Model X.
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[narrator] As the countdown
to launch began,
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people across the nation
gathered to protest
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the death of George Floyd.
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the death of George Floyd.
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[sirens wailing]
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[horn honking]
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[woman]
You can see the suit techs
are there to help them.
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[officer] Stop the car!
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[Donald] And I stand
before you in firm opposition
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to anyone exploiting
this tragedy.
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[announcer] Five, four...
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...to loot, rob, attack
and menace.
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We're go for launch.
Let's light this candle.
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[announcer] Godspeed,
Bob and Doug!
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[narrator]
As protesters squared off
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with police across the nation,
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social media lit up
with commentary
about the events.
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[Ahmed]
1969 was when we hit the Moon.
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Gil Scott-Heron had that song
Whitey's on the Moon.
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[Gil] I can't pay
no doctor bills,
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but whitey's is on the Moon.
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but whitey's is on the Moon.
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Which is talking about exactly
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what we're talking
about today.
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[Gil] Ten years from now,
I'll be paying still while
whitey's on the Moon.
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[Ahmed] There is this
incredible urge and push
to get out into space.
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But by the same token,
voting rights
are being rolled back.
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Civil rights
are being rolled back.
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Big issues in 1968.
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In 2020,
they came back to haunt us.
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If we don't deal with it now,
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who knows what it's going
to look like in the future?
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[man] You know,
I just about had my fill
of Whitey on the Moon.
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[man] You know,
I just about had my fill
of Whitey on the Moon.
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[narrator] The chaotic scenes
seemed all too familiar.
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We are so painfully
not that different
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today from where we were, uh,
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in 1969 when Neil Armstrong,
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Buzz Aldrin and Mike Collins
blasted off
from Launch Complex 39A
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at the Kennedy Space Center
to go to the Moon.
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[crowd cheering]
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[Jeffrey] Space, I think,
represents our most
ambitious aspirations,
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[Jeffrey] Space, I think,
represents our most
ambitious aspirations,
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but when people on the planet
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are struggling
for basic fundamental rights,
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the aspiration to get to space
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suddenly starts
to look indulgent.
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[newscaster]
Dr. Martin Luther King
has been shot to death
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in Memphis, Tennessee.
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[Curtis] Somehow or another,
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this nation needs
the spilling of blood
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in order for us
to mobilize people
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to get out in the streets,
to do something about the,
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to get out in the streets,
to do something about the,
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um, conditions that
we are living under.
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George called for his mama,
and his mother passed,
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but he was calling
for his mother
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'cause at the point that
he was dying,
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his mother was stretching her
hands out, saying,
"Come on, George."
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[Curtis] I thought about
what was happening
during those protests
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and harkened back
to the protests
that I was involved in.
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Freedom and equality
are contagious ideas.
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To some extent,
the inequality of women
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within the civil rights
and other movements
led to the women's movement.
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The Black Lives Matter
movements now
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are carrying the banner
forward from the '60s.
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It is just as important
as it ever was,
if not more so.
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Democracy is like a tree.
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It does not grow
from the top down.
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It does not grow
from the top down.
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It grows from the bottom up.
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[narrator]
With social justice issues
hanging in the balance,
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can America reconcile
its racial
and societal divisions?
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Will dreams
of space exploration
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and beyond be accessible
for only a select few,
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or will they be
for all humankind?
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[narrator] In 1959,
NASA selected
its first astronauts,
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the Mercury Seven,
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with the goal of beating
the Russians to space.
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So when NASA first announced
the Mercury Seven astronauts
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back in the late '50s,
it brought them out
before the press,
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paraded them and the press
fawned all over them,
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called them square-jawed men,
talked about their physiques.
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And it was really this
branding of the astronauts
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as these robust
physical specimens
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that were also white and male.
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that were also white and male.
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So at the same time,
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you had others that didn't
quite fit into that mold,
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like Ed Dwight,
he was an African-American
jet fighter pilot.
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[narrator] At the time,
NASA's culture
of favored white men
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and its strict requirements,
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including
test pilot experience,
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made women ineligible.
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But Captain Edward Dwight Jr,
a hotshot pilot, fit the bill.
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John Kennedy really wanted
to have diversity
in the astronaut program,
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and so he directed
the Air Force
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and so he directed
the Air Force
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to find somebody who...
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who was qualified
that they could
put into the space program.
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I was a novelty
because everywhere I went,
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I was the only Black
in the Air Force.
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I took to flying just like
a duck to water.
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I managed to do well
to what I did.
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And then I was flying
fighter airplanes
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and I was working
on my masters
in nuclear engineering.
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[chuckles]
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Doing really, really well,
and I was on fast track
and it was just wonderful.
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At the time,
you had to be a test pilot
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before you become
an astronaut.
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I sent my credentials in.
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Four days later,
I got a letter back,
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sending me to
Edwards Air Force Base
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to go to the Experimental
Test Pilot School,
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to go down there
and get interviewed
by Chuck Yeager.
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Unfortunately, Ed was caught
into the politics
of everything.
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The test pilot school
wasn't in on the deal.
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The test pilot school
wasn't in on the deal.
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They didn't have any control
of my coming in
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and having Washington,
DC appoint somebody
that test pilot school
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does not fit into that mold,
because they're Superman.
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And so therefore,
if a Black guy can do it,
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uh, then they're not Superman.
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Ed Dwight
kind of ran into a buzz saw
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in the form of some
of the hierarchy
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at the Test Pilot School,
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who just did not like
the idea of...
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of a Black coming
from the Air Force
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and going into NASA
in the space program.
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[Ed] Prior to my coming there,
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Chuck Yeager called
everybody in to say,
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"You know that Washington
is trying to cram the N-word
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down our throats
and we don't want him
to graduate."
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So it was hell
in the very, very beginning.
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And I had to fight that,
you know, the best I could.
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I was very, very hopeful,
very, very confident.
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I had been doing a good job.
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I had been doing a good job.
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And, you know,
I kept my nose clean
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because I was anticipating
being selected.
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[Deke] I'd like to introduce
the new group of 14 astronauts
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that we've been
in the process of selecting
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for about the last
four months.
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[Reporter]
Was there a Negro boy
in the last 30 or so
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that you brought here,
for consideration?
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No, there was not.
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[photographer] Hey, gentlemen,
look over here, please.
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[photographer] Hey, gentlemen,
look over here, please.
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That's it.
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[narrator]
In a stunning development,
NASA did not select Dwight.
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[reporter speaking]
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No, I would rather
not comment on that.
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[narrator] It would take
nearly 20 years
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before the organization
would select
an astronaut class
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that did not consist
entirely of white men.
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The people who decide
who has talent,
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who are we going to let in,
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who are we going to give
an opportunity.
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People look for people
that are similar
to themselves.
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That's what makes them
comfortable.
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That's what makes them
comfortable.
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Another example
of discrimination
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was Mary Wallace Funk,
who goes by Wally.
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And she was an incredibly
accomplished pilot,
taught other pilots.
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She was actually
one of 13 women
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who, in the early 1960s,
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actually underwent
the same physical examinations
as the Mercury Seven.
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And she was also excluded
from the Astronaut Corps
because at the time,
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while NASA didn't specifically
exclude women,
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to be an astronaut,
you needed 1,500 hours
of jet fighter training.
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to be an astronaut,
you needed 1,500 hours
of jet fighter training.
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And of course, women
were not allowed in combat,
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so women were not allowed
to get that training.
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So it was a sort
of backdoor way
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that NASA could keep women
out of the Astronaut Corps.
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NASA did miss
its opportunities early on
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to send women
and African-Americans
into space.
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Russia sent
the first woman into space,
Valentina Tereshkova.
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They sent the first
nonwhite person into space,
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a Black man from Cuba.
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It took NASA a long time
to follow suit.
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It took NASA a long time
to follow suit.
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That is simply a stain
that NASA has to carry.
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[narrator]
As the space race heated up,
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NASA was not focused
on diversifying
the Astronaut Corps.
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Its goal
was on the ultimate prize,
the Moon.
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But why, some say, the Moon?
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Why choose this as our goal?
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[narrator]
In a 1962 speech in Texas,
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President John F. Kennedy
set out America's
ambitious goals
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to beat its Soviet rivals.
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We choose to go to the Moon
in this decade
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and do the other things,
not because they are easy,
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but because they are hard.
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[narrator]
American fervor for space
reached untold heights
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in the 1960s,
with NASA's new directive
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to get to the Moon
at any cost.
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to get to the Moon
at any cost.
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In 2020, that same excitement
was rekindled
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as NASA and SpaceX ushered
in a new era in space travel.
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...launching
American astronauts
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on American rockets
from American soil.
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[applause]
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2020 really mirrors 1968
when you look at the balance
between NASA activities
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and space activities
and a great deal of unrest
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here on Earth
occurring simultaneously.
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[Roland] In the late 1960s,
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America was so much
more racist
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and it was open.
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It was visceral.
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[narrator]
The civil rights movement
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confronted the nation's
overt racism,
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including segregated
facilities,
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police violence,
and unrelenting
racial hostilities.
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There was violence,
the use of fire hoses,
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and dogs against
peaceful protesters.
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There was the draft
for the Vietnam War,
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There was the draft
for the Vietnam War,
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and a disproportionate
number of Blacks
were being drafted.
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The Chicago Democratic
Convention
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was a great convergence
of social justice movements,
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opposition to Vietnam.
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I was at the Democratic
National Convention
in Chicago.
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So when you mentioned
the '68 Convention,
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you pull a scab off of me
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because I have scars
that include my first whiff
of tear gas.
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because I have scars
that include my first whiff
of tear gas.
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[Harry] Unarmed against
the police, the demonstrators,
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in a nonviolent tradition,
sat down.
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I remember
Senator Gene McCarthy
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and I and Senator
Ralph Yarborough
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in about a fifth floor window
of the Conrad Hilton.
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And the riot that was created
was not created by protesters,
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it was created by the police.
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[Harry] A l ater official
exhaustive investigation
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would call this a police riot.
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[Curtis]
After we closed the window,
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the three of us
sat in the room and cried
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because what was happening
to our nation was...
was just shocking.
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[protesters shouting]
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[narrator] These now iconic
and bloody images
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were broadcast nationwide,
and traumatized a generation.
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Fifty years later,
more sophisticated tools
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took calls for social justice
to new heights.
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took calls for social justice
to new heights.
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Sunlight
is the best disinfectant.
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In our civil rights era
of the '60s,
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the disruptive technology
was the news cameras
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right there on the street.
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Today,
the disruptive technology
is the cell phone.
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When people see the injustice,
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now they can speak out
against it.
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And I'm a true believer
that were it not for cameras
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in the civil rights era,
things would have
turned out differently.
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[narrator]
No other civil rights leader
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captured the media's attention
like the charismatic
and beloved
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captured the media's attention
like the charismatic
and beloved
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Reverend
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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[Dr. King] I have a dream.
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[crowd cheering]
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You know,
if you asked me or any other
Black person of my age,
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Martin Luther King was...
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uh, he was "the leader".
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He was this young
Black preacher.
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He was bigger than life.
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He was the person
that we were willing
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to follow,
to try to get the rights
that we felt we deserve.
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[Curtis]
None of us thought that
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[Curtis]
None of us thought that
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he would be taken away
from us.
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That afternoon,
the telephone rang
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and it was a rabbi friend
of mine.
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He was in tears and he said,
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"Turn the television on
because they just killed
Dr. King."
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And I dropped the phone.
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I was literally in shock.
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I was crushed when Dr. King
was assassinated.
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I have some very sad news
for all of you,
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and that is that
Martin Luther King
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and that is that
Martin Luther King
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was shot and was killed
tonight in Memphis, Tennessee.
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Everything broke out
with riots.
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It was one of the saddest
memories that I've...
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I've had.
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Things seemed to be going
backwards again.
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Seems like as always,
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make progress and then
we go backwards.
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Pretty bleak time
for you to believe
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that this country was a place
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that this country was a place
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where we were going to
be able to subsist peacefully
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alongside our white brothers
and sisters.
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This is a difficult time
for the United States.
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It's perhaps well to ask
what kind of a nation we are.
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[Charles] Robert Kennedy
was a person to whom
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we all looked
because he was the successor
we thought of...
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of his brother,
President John Kennedy,
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and then he was assassinated.
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[man] Just please stay back,
just a doctor,
come right here.
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[man] Just please stay back,
just a doctor,
come right here.
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[Charles] At that time,
we lost two iconic figures
in the Black community.
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It was just unspeakable.
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And it was all on television.
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We were all in mourning,
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watching, not knowing
what to do.
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[Carl] What do you do?
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You're killing everyone.
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00:20:59,667 --> 00:21:00,767
Everyone.
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00:21:00,767 --> 00:21:03,000
All of our leaders.
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What do we do?
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[narrator] As the decade
reached its lowest point,
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NASA prepared for its greatest
technological feat...
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NASA prepared for its greatest
technological feat...
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[man on radio]
You're go for landing. Over.
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[narrator] ...causing
the nation's social
and economic disparities
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to play out on an even
bigger scale.
447
00:21:24,567 --> 00:21:25,667
[newscaster] Good evening.
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That's Apollo 11 out there,
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scheduled for a launch
to the Moon
at 9:32 a.m. tomorrow.
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[dramatic music playing]
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[Dr. King] I say to you,
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if we can spend
billions of dollars
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to put a man on the Moon,
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we can spend
billions of dollars
to put God's children
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on their own two feet
right here on Earth.
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[crowd cheering]
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Back in the '60s,
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many of the grassroots
political movements
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00:21:52,948 --> 00:21:54,500
many of the grassroots
political movements
460
00:21:54,567 --> 00:21:59,400
had a common adversary
in the space race
and in NASA in particular.
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And they could say
that that money and effort
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and even, you know,
cultural capital
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could be much better spent
back here on Earth,
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fighting for racial equality,
gender equality,
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to stop the war in Vietnam,
for instance.
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And I think
that's a little bit
what's happening today.
467
00:22:14,367 --> 00:22:19,867
We have this incredible moment
where private space companies
are blasting off to orbit.
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They're planning on going
to the Moon.
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00:22:21,567 --> 00:22:22,948
It's really pretty exciting.
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00:22:22,948 --> 00:22:23,166
It's really pretty exciting.
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But at the same moment,
on the streets,
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we have people
who are really upset
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with what's going on back down
on Earth.
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And this is exactly
what was happening
in the '60s.
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[Curtis]
When Dr. King was tragically
taken away from us,
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fortunately, he had a man
standing in the wings.
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Ralph David Abernathy
took up the banner
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of the Southern Christian
Leadership Conference
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to continue the work
that Dr. King had started.
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So on the eve
of the Apollo 11 launch,
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Ralph Abernathy arrives
at the Kennedy Space Center
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with 25 poor
African-American families,
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00:22:52,948 --> 00:22:55,367
with 25 poor
African-American families,
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four mules,
and two rickety wagons.
485
00:22:59,000 --> 00:23:00,500
There's press there.
486
00:23:00,567 --> 00:23:02,767
There's newscasters
and reporters.
487
00:23:02,767 --> 00:23:07,367
We are here to protest
and we are here
to demonstrate.
488
00:23:07,367 --> 00:23:11,667
We are here to say
that what we can do for space
489
00:23:11,667 --> 00:23:15,266
and exploration, we must do,
490
00:23:15,266 --> 00:23:18,000
and we demand that we do,
491
00:23:18,066 --> 00:23:21,400
the very same
for starving poor people.
492
00:23:21,467 --> 00:23:22,948
-Yes!
-Yeah!
493
00:23:22,948 --> 00:23:23,200
-Yes!
-Yeah!
494
00:23:23,266 --> 00:23:26,200
Abernathy had the power
of the press behind him.
495
00:23:26,266 --> 00:23:29,166
They were attentive
to Abernathy's activities.
496
00:23:29,166 --> 00:23:31,767
It compelled the NASA
administrator
497
00:23:31,767 --> 00:23:36,567
to come and speak to him
in public on camera.
498
00:23:36,567 --> 00:23:39,767
If it were possible for us
tomorrow morning
499
00:23:39,767 --> 00:23:41,400
to not push the button
500
00:23:41,467 --> 00:23:44,767
and to solve the problems
to which you are concerned,
501
00:23:44,767 --> 00:23:47,700
believe me,
we would not push the button.
502
00:23:47,767 --> 00:23:50,600
The response of the NASA
administrator, which I...
503
00:23:50,667 --> 00:23:52,100
I have to compliment,
was, you know,
504
00:23:52,166 --> 00:23:52,948
"If I could stop
this launch tomorrow
and correct every ill,
505
00:23:52,948 --> 00:23:56,700
"If I could stop
this launch tomorrow
and correct every ill,
506
00:23:56,767 --> 00:23:57,900
I would do that.
507
00:23:57,967 --> 00:23:59,266
But I can't."
508
00:23:59,266 --> 00:24:02,667
And it would do no good
and it would keep us
from advancing.
509
00:24:02,667 --> 00:24:07,100
And I think
what I'm trying to say here
is it is not an either, or.
510
00:24:07,100 --> 00:24:10,000
We have leadership
in this country today
that believes,
511
00:24:10,000 --> 00:24:11,467
"I win, you lose."
512
00:24:11,467 --> 00:24:12,600
That's not the world.
513
00:24:12,667 --> 00:24:14,000
The world is very nuanced.
514
00:24:16,300 --> 00:24:20,166
Unfortunately,
it falls upon us,
515
00:24:20,166 --> 00:24:21,967
the oppressed group,
516
00:24:21,967 --> 00:24:22,948
to educate the group that's
supposed to be damn smart.
517
00:24:22,948 --> 00:24:24,800
to educate the group that's
supposed to be damn smart.
518
00:24:26,400 --> 00:24:27,567
[Hakeem]
So if you want to say,
519
00:24:27,567 --> 00:24:29,367
"Oh, look at the money
that they put here.
520
00:24:29,367 --> 00:24:31,000
Could we have put it
somewhere else?"
521
00:24:31,000 --> 00:24:32,800
Well, money doesn't work
like that, right?
522
00:24:32,867 --> 00:24:35,667
Money isn't a zero-sum game.
523
00:24:35,667 --> 00:24:36,867
I was in the federal
government
524
00:24:36,867 --> 00:24:38,266
and I used to press
the button,
525
00:24:38,266 --> 00:24:40,166
"Time to send $10 million."
526
00:24:40,166 --> 00:24:41,600
Everything that happens
527
00:24:41,667 --> 00:24:44,000
is a matter of will
and choice.
528
00:24:44,000 --> 00:24:48,000
So if you want to give
a billion dollars
to some good cause,
529
00:24:48,066 --> 00:24:49,166
the money is there.
530
00:24:49,166 --> 00:24:50,800
You have to make it a priority
531
00:24:50,867 --> 00:24:52,948
and you have to do it
by design.
532
00:24:52,948 --> 00:24:53,600
and you have to do it
by design.
533
00:24:55,066 --> 00:24:59,266
I pray that the astronauts
will have a safe flight
534
00:24:59,266 --> 00:25:03,100
and a safe return
to this Earth.
535
00:25:03,166 --> 00:25:05,066
[announcer]
Thirty seconds and counting.
536
00:25:05,066 --> 00:25:07,467
We are still go
with Apollo 11.
537
00:25:09,367 --> 00:25:10,667
The people
who came with Abernathy,
538
00:25:10,667 --> 00:25:12,000
including Abernathy himself,
539
00:25:12,066 --> 00:25:14,900
are really excited
and they go to the launch.
540
00:25:14,967 --> 00:25:18,667
[announcer] 12, 11, 10, 9.
541
00:25:18,667 --> 00:25:20,700
Ignition sequence start.
542
00:25:20,767 --> 00:25:22,948
Six, five, four,
543
00:25:22,948 --> 00:25:24,500
Six, five, four,
544
00:25:24,567 --> 00:25:27,300
three, two, one, zero.
545
00:25:27,367 --> 00:25:28,467
Lift off!
546
00:25:28,467 --> 00:25:29,767
We have a liftoff!
547
00:25:29,767 --> 00:25:31,400
[triumphant music playing]
548
00:25:40,667 --> 00:25:43,066
[Curtis] Abernathy's
demonstration was eclipsed
549
00:25:43,066 --> 00:25:45,967
by the significance of that
550
00:25:45,967 --> 00:25:48,667
technological movement
at the time.
551
00:25:49,667 --> 00:25:51,166
[astronaut speaking]
552
00:25:54,767 --> 00:25:57,100
But on the other hand,
the nation needed
553
00:25:57,166 --> 00:25:59,400
to think about the fact
that people
554
00:25:59,467 --> 00:26:01,166
were starving to death.
555
00:26:01,166 --> 00:26:03,867
And the nation still needs
to think about people
556
00:26:03,867 --> 00:26:05,166
that are starving to death.
557
00:26:07,367 --> 00:26:09,667
We still need to do something
in those places
558
00:26:09,667 --> 00:26:12,767
where it looks like the 1800s,
559
00:26:12,767 --> 00:26:14,700
where raw sewage
is still running
560
00:26:14,767 --> 00:26:16,500
from the back of the house.
561
00:26:16,567 --> 00:26:20,266
At the same time,
we're doing all of these
things technologically.
562
00:26:20,266 --> 00:26:22,948
Would you believe
we're living with that today
563
00:26:22,948 --> 00:26:23,066
Would you believe
we're living with that today
564
00:26:23,066 --> 00:26:24,900
and nobody has done
anything about it?
565
00:26:26,100 --> 00:26:28,667
When you think back
to the 1960s,
566
00:26:28,667 --> 00:26:31,367
it was a very,
very challenging time.
567
00:26:31,367 --> 00:26:33,600
And yet we had this
one moment in time
568
00:26:33,667 --> 00:26:36,166
when we had
American astronauts
569
00:26:36,166 --> 00:26:39,700
leaving the Earth eventually
to go step on another world
570
00:26:39,767 --> 00:26:41,800
for the first time
in human history.
571
00:26:41,867 --> 00:26:44,166
The world stopped
and they were looking
572
00:26:44,166 --> 00:26:47,467
at this amazing human
achievement for...
573
00:26:47,467 --> 00:26:50,500
for just these few moments
in time.
574
00:26:50,567 --> 00:26:52,700
Now, if we fast forward
to today,
575
00:26:52,767 --> 00:26:52,948
we've had challenges.
576
00:26:52,948 --> 00:26:54,100
we've had challenges.
577
00:26:54,100 --> 00:26:57,400
And yet when we launched
Demo-2,
578
00:26:57,467 --> 00:27:00,367
again, every news station
broke in
579
00:27:00,367 --> 00:27:02,166
and wanted to cover it
because again,
580
00:27:02,166 --> 00:27:04,166
it was a human achievement,
581
00:27:04,166 --> 00:27:09,567
just like the Apollo 11 moment
on July 20th, 1969.
582
00:27:13,166 --> 00:27:14,967
[Neil Armstrong]
Tranquility base here.
583
00:27:14,967 --> 00:27:16,367
The Eagle has landed.
584
00:27:16,367 --> 00:27:17,667
[triumphant music playing]
585
00:27:23,000 --> 00:27:25,500
[newscaster]
Wally says, "I'm speechless."
586
00:27:25,567 --> 00:27:30,967
[Neil Armstrong]
That's one small step for man,
one giant leap for mankind.
587
00:27:30,967 --> 00:27:32,066
[Neil] I mean, in some ways,
588
00:27:32,066 --> 00:27:34,667
it was very, very positive
for us as a nation.
589
00:27:34,667 --> 00:27:37,000
But I think, in other ways,
it's both good and bad.
590
00:27:37,000 --> 00:27:38,867
There were reports of people
in Harlem
591
00:27:38,867 --> 00:27:40,600
who were watching
baseball games
592
00:27:40,667 --> 00:27:42,767
at that time instead
of watching the Moon landing,
593
00:27:42,767 --> 00:27:45,867
because they just didn't feel
included in that endeavor.
594
00:27:47,200 --> 00:27:50,000
[narrator] As the 1960s
came to a close,
595
00:27:50,000 --> 00:27:52,400
Americans lived
in different realities.
596
00:27:55,967 --> 00:27:58,266
But inspiration to build
a better society,
597
00:27:58,266 --> 00:28:00,667
both in space and on Earth,
598
00:28:00,667 --> 00:28:03,800
was about to enter millions
of American homes
599
00:28:03,867 --> 00:28:06,600
and come
from an unexpected source,
600
00:28:06,667 --> 00:28:07,900
network television.
601
00:28:11,600 --> 00:28:13,800
Captain,
I'm getting audio signal
from the Lexington.
602
00:28:15,500 --> 00:28:17,767
Put it on.
603
00:28:17,767 --> 00:28:20,400
[Hakeem] Many of us
who find ourselves
in technical careers
604
00:28:20,467 --> 00:28:22,400
started off
as curious children
605
00:28:22,467 --> 00:28:25,300
who are watching
science fiction programs
on television.
606
00:28:26,900 --> 00:28:30,266
The thing about these
space science
fiction programs
607
00:28:30,266 --> 00:28:33,800
is that they illustrate
our aspirations as a society.
608
00:28:33,867 --> 00:28:36,667
And one element
of these programs quite often
609
00:28:36,667 --> 00:28:38,066
is how inclusive they are.
610
00:28:39,266 --> 00:28:39,821
[Victor]
I absolutely watch Star Trek.
611
00:28:39,821 --> 00:28:41,667
[Victor]
I absolutely watch Star Trek.
612
00:28:41,667 --> 00:28:44,800
The people on the TV screen
look like
613
00:28:44,867 --> 00:28:46,000
people in my neighborhood,
614
00:28:46,066 --> 00:28:48,467
like people that I saw
in real life.
615
00:28:48,467 --> 00:28:50,166
That cast was so diverse.
616
00:28:51,200 --> 00:28:55,000
When Star Trek
came on in 1966,
617
00:28:55,066 --> 00:28:56,367
that was new territory.
618
00:28:58,000 --> 00:29:00,066
During the height
of the civil rights movement,
619
00:29:00,066 --> 00:29:04,166
they are portraying
our future space travelers.
620
00:29:04,166 --> 00:29:08,066
That really, really
did a lot for many of us,
621
00:29:08,066 --> 00:29:09,821
because maybe one day
this possibly could happen,
622
00:29:09,821 --> 00:29:11,800
because maybe one day
this possibly could happen,
623
00:29:11,867 --> 00:29:14,967
that maybe
we'll all be working together,
624
00:29:14,967 --> 00:29:17,166
going to places
where few have gone before.
625
00:29:20,000 --> 00:29:22,667
[Sonequa] We had
Nichelle Nichols playing
Lieutenant Uhura.
626
00:29:22,667 --> 00:29:24,500
Being in this position
of authority,
627
00:29:24,567 --> 00:29:26,166
being a genius herself,
628
00:29:26,166 --> 00:29:29,000
uh, and seeing that,
that was the first time
629
00:29:29,066 --> 00:29:31,400
we saw a Black woman
in that way.
630
00:29:33,200 --> 00:29:37,500
Nichelle Nichols was the first
African-American woman
on television
631
00:29:37,567 --> 00:29:39,266
that wasn't in a subservient
role.
632
00:29:39,266 --> 00:29:39,821
She wasn't a slave.
She wasn't a servant.
633
00:29:39,821 --> 00:29:41,467
She wasn't a slave.
She wasn't a servant.
634
00:29:41,467 --> 00:29:45,166
There is a little, um,
similarity between
Star Trek and me.
635
00:29:45,166 --> 00:29:49,166
So, Lieutenant Uhura
was the communications officer
636
00:29:49,166 --> 00:29:52,100
and I was the communications
person on my mission.
637
00:29:52,100 --> 00:29:54,500
So I had to do all
the comm configurations.
638
00:29:56,000 --> 00:29:57,567
[Sonequa] She didn't want
to stay on Star Trek,
639
00:29:57,567 --> 00:30:01,000
but famously,
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
640
00:30:01,000 --> 00:30:03,500
said, "No, you have to
because we need to see you."
641
00:30:03,567 --> 00:30:04,600
And she stayed.
642
00:30:04,667 --> 00:30:05,700
And not only that,
643
00:30:05,767 --> 00:30:07,166
she dedicated
the rest of her life
644
00:30:07,166 --> 00:30:08,867
and career to progression.
645
00:30:13,100 --> 00:30:14,100
Hi.
646
00:30:14,166 --> 00:30:16,100
I'm Nichelle Nichols,
647
00:30:16,100 --> 00:30:18,367
but I still feel a little bit
like Lieutenant Uhura
648
00:30:18,367 --> 00:30:20,400
on the Starship Enterprise.
649
00:30:20,467 --> 00:30:22,266
You know, now
there's a 20th century
650
00:30:22,266 --> 00:30:26,667
Enterprise, an actual
space vehicle built by NASA
651
00:30:26,667 --> 00:30:30,400
and designed to put us
in the business of space.
652
00:30:30,467 --> 00:30:34,000
Nichelle Nichols was appointed
to the board of directors,
653
00:30:34,000 --> 00:30:37,066
uh, of the National
Space Institute in 1977.
654
00:30:38,467 --> 00:30:39,821
She was responsible for this
recruitment campaign
655
00:30:39,821 --> 00:30:42,100
She was responsible for this
recruitment campaign
656
00:30:42,100 --> 00:30:45,400
because she said,
"Where are the women?
657
00:30:45,467 --> 00:30:47,166
Where are the Black people
658
00:30:47,166 --> 00:30:49,567
and other minorities
in this place?"
659
00:30:49,567 --> 00:30:51,367
This is your NASA.
660
00:30:51,367 --> 00:30:53,266
Minorities and women alike,
661
00:30:53,266 --> 00:30:57,867
if you qualify and would like
to be an astronaut,
now is the time.
662
00:30:59,567 --> 00:31:04,066
I have met Black scientists
that have chosen that
because of Star Trek.
663
00:31:04,066 --> 00:31:06,867
She took that public platform
that she had,
664
00:31:06,867 --> 00:31:09,200
and so she was responsible
for bringing in like
665
00:31:09,266 --> 00:31:09,821
8,000 plus applicants,
666
00:31:09,821 --> 00:31:11,400
8,000 plus applicants,
667
00:31:11,467 --> 00:31:16,300
and it led to 35 new
astronauts being chosen.
668
00:31:16,367 --> 00:31:22,266
That group was the first group
that included women
and minorities in NASA.
669
00:31:25,266 --> 00:31:27,567
[narrator] Nichelle Nichols'
pioneering role
670
00:31:27,567 --> 00:31:30,867
also paved the way
for a new Star Trek captain.
671
00:31:30,867 --> 00:31:35,266
I play Captain Michael Burnham
on Star Trek: Discovery.
672
00:31:36,700 --> 00:31:39,500
I stand on Nichelle Nichols'
shoulders.
673
00:31:39,567 --> 00:31:39,821
She changed the world.
674
00:31:39,821 --> 00:31:40,867
She changed the world.
675
00:31:41,867 --> 00:31:43,700
I am in the captain's
chair now.
676
00:31:43,767 --> 00:31:44,867
That's a pretty big deal.
677
00:31:46,100 --> 00:31:47,867
So let's fly.
678
00:31:47,867 --> 00:31:48,967
[laughs]
679
00:31:50,800 --> 00:31:52,233
Hey!
680
00:31:54,100 --> 00:31:57,467
[narrator]
After the example
set by Star Trek in the 1960s,
681
00:31:57,467 --> 00:32:00,867
Star Wars picked up
the mantle in 1977,
682
00:32:00,867 --> 00:32:02,400
depicting a future in space
683
00:32:02,467 --> 00:32:05,200
that included both Black
and white leaders
684
00:32:05,266 --> 00:32:09,467
and featured stars like
James Earl Jones
and Billy Dee Williams.
685
00:32:09,467 --> 00:32:09,821
While it was a win
for representation,
686
00:32:09,821 --> 00:32:11,867
While it was a win
for representation,
687
00:32:11,867 --> 00:32:14,500
ardent fans criticized
many of its characters
688
00:32:14,567 --> 00:32:16,400
as veiled racial stereotypes.
689
00:32:17,567 --> 00:32:22,700
Star Wars had always
had this very, you know,
690
00:32:22,767 --> 00:32:25,567
tumultuous experience
with race.
691
00:32:25,567 --> 00:32:27,400
Everyone thought
that Chewbacca
692
00:32:27,467 --> 00:32:30,200
was the "Black" character,
693
00:32:30,266 --> 00:32:32,166
the one who was kind
of relegated
694
00:32:32,166 --> 00:32:33,767
to the sidekick of Han Solo
695
00:32:33,767 --> 00:32:36,166
and couldn't speak English
and all of these tropes.
696
00:32:36,166 --> 00:32:39,821
And then Yoda was talked about
as the stereotypical
697
00:32:39,821 --> 00:32:39,900
And then Yoda was talked about
as the stereotypical
698
00:32:39,967 --> 00:32:43,166
Asian martial arts master.
699
00:32:43,166 --> 00:32:48,000
[narrator] In 1999,
Star Wars: Episode I -
The Phantom Menace,
700
00:32:48,000 --> 00:32:51,066
drew more criticism
for its character
Jar Jar Binks.
701
00:32:52,166 --> 00:32:53,767
[man speaking]
702
00:32:54,867 --> 00:32:56,667
I played a character called
Jar Jar Binks,
703
00:32:56,667 --> 00:33:00,567
which was the first
CGI character in film history.
704
00:33:00,567 --> 00:33:03,767
[George] The guy we got
has got a great walk
and everything,
705
00:33:03,767 --> 00:33:06,767
and when you translate it
into Jar Jar, it was great.
706
00:33:06,767 --> 00:33:09,400
[Ahmed] Being Jar Jar
was incredibly filling.
707
00:33:09,467 --> 00:33:09,821
The backlash was unexpected.
708
00:33:09,821 --> 00:33:12,867
The backlash was unexpected.
709
00:33:12,867 --> 00:33:14,567
Me is a Jar Jar Binks.
710
00:33:14,567 --> 00:33:16,166
[crowd laughing]
711
00:33:18,900 --> 00:33:21,367
I will never let Jar Jar
live on this stage.
712
00:33:22,700 --> 00:33:25,567
[narrator] Ahmed Best's
Jar Jar Binks was criticized
713
00:33:25,567 --> 00:33:29,300
and ridiculed by both
white and Black audiences.
714
00:33:29,367 --> 00:33:31,867
Hey, Jar Jar, keep away
from those energy binders.
715
00:33:31,867 --> 00:33:33,567
[whimpers]
716
00:33:33,567 --> 00:33:36,200
[narrator] The character
was meant to add comic relief,
717
00:33:36,266 --> 00:33:37,867
speaking in what viewers
perceived
718
00:33:37,867 --> 00:33:39,821
to be a stereotypical
Jamaican accent.
719
00:33:39,821 --> 00:33:40,700
to be a stereotypical
Jamaican accent.
720
00:33:40,767 --> 00:33:43,100
No, no, mesa stay.
721
00:33:43,100 --> 00:33:44,867
Mesa culled Jar Jar Binks.
722
00:33:44,867 --> 00:33:47,367
When you're doing
a movie like that,
you're in a bubble.
723
00:33:47,367 --> 00:33:52,600
So all we saw
was the wonderful time
that we were having.
724
00:33:52,667 --> 00:33:55,000
And so coming out
of that bubble
725
00:33:55,000 --> 00:33:58,467
and seeing this reaction
was just a shock, which,
you know, I...
726
00:33:58,467 --> 00:34:01,767
I sometimes feel a little bit
naive about.
727
00:34:01,767 --> 00:34:03,233
[narrator]
Despite the criticism,
728
00:34:03,233 --> 00:34:07,100
The Phantom Menace
was the highest grossing film
in 1999.
729
00:34:07,100 --> 00:34:08,567
[George] Action!
730
00:34:08,567 --> 00:34:09,821
[narrator]
Space fans still crave
a multidimensional universe,
731
00:34:09,821 --> 00:34:11,867
[narrator]
Space fans still crave
a multidimensional universe,
732
00:34:11,867 --> 00:34:14,367
pointing towards progress
and harmony.
733
00:34:14,367 --> 00:34:16,767
[George] And squat down.
734
00:34:16,767 --> 00:34:19,600
I do believe that George
is an incredibly
735
00:34:19,667 --> 00:34:21,500
socially conscious person
736
00:34:21,567 --> 00:34:26,266
and he is very invested
in civil rights.
737
00:34:26,266 --> 00:34:29,800
And I think that
we're always going to have
these conversations
738
00:34:29,867 --> 00:34:33,467
about anything that
is as popular as Star Wars.
739
00:34:33,467 --> 00:34:36,066
[narrator]
As the diverse science fiction
universe portrayed
740
00:34:36,066 --> 00:34:39,821
by Star Wars and Star Trek
in the late 1960s and '70s
741
00:34:39,821 --> 00:34:40,100
by Star Wars and Star Trek
in the late 1960s and '70s
742
00:34:40,166 --> 00:34:42,400
crept into the public
consciousness,
743
00:34:42,467 --> 00:34:44,367
NASA faced further pressure
744
00:34:44,367 --> 00:34:47,266
to turn science fiction
into reality.
745
00:34:51,300 --> 00:34:55,000
[newscaster speaking]
746
00:35:00,667 --> 00:35:03,667
[Carl]
Prior to the class of 1978,
747
00:35:03,667 --> 00:35:08,600
they did not have women
or minorities
748
00:35:08,667 --> 00:35:10,100
in the space program.
749
00:35:11,600 --> 00:35:16,000
My brother, Ronald E. McNair,
applied to the space program.
750
00:35:16,066 --> 00:35:18,100
I'm thinking,
"Now, if you're going
to be an astronaut,
751
00:35:18,100 --> 00:35:19,654
I'm going to be the pope."
Okay.
752
00:35:19,654 --> 00:35:19,700
I'm going to be the pope."
Okay.
753
00:35:21,767 --> 00:35:25,700
You know, noontime news,
Walter Cronkite comes on.
754
00:35:25,767 --> 00:35:29,700
I said, "Oh, man, my brother,
he's going to be
so disappointed."
755
00:35:29,767 --> 00:35:35,600
And then they announced
the name Dr. Ronald McNair.
756
00:35:35,667 --> 00:35:38,100
And from that point,
I heard nothing else.
757
00:35:40,066 --> 00:35:41,400
It was almost impossible.
758
00:35:41,400 --> 00:35:45,166
How was this that a guy
who came from segregated
South Carolina,
759
00:35:45,166 --> 00:35:48,000
by far not your image
of the right stuff?
760
00:35:50,500 --> 00:35:56,100
The class of '78
included an Asian man,
three Black men,
761
00:35:56,166 --> 00:35:58,100
and six women.
762
00:35:58,166 --> 00:36:01,900
[Charles] NASA knew
that they couldn't bring
women and minorities
763
00:36:01,967 --> 00:36:04,967
and African-Americans
in and then not fly them.
764
00:36:04,967 --> 00:36:08,800
So... so there was pressure
on the program
to get them flown.
765
00:36:08,867 --> 00:36:10,367
[triumphant music playing]
766
00:36:13,066 --> 00:36:17,000
In the class of '78,
you have the first two.
767
00:36:17,000 --> 00:36:18,567
You have Sally Ride,
768
00:36:18,567 --> 00:36:19,654
who was ultimately chosen
to be the first
American woman in space.
769
00:36:19,654 --> 00:36:24,000
who was ultimately chosen
to be the first
American woman in space.
770
00:36:24,000 --> 00:36:25,600
And you had Guy Bluford,
771
00:36:25,667 --> 00:36:29,100
who was chosen as the first
Black American in space.
772
00:36:30,900 --> 00:36:35,400
Nobody really
prepares astronauts
for this hero status
773
00:36:35,467 --> 00:36:38,467
and especially
being the first.
774
00:36:38,467 --> 00:36:40,900
[narrator]
Unlike their white male
predecessors,
775
00:36:40,967 --> 00:36:43,567
the first diverse astronauts
faced public pressure
776
00:36:43,567 --> 00:36:46,800
that was often racist
or sexist and a sign
777
00:36:46,867 --> 00:36:49,654
that not everyone in America
was ready to accept
these new heroes.
778
00:36:49,654 --> 00:36:51,367
that not everyone in America
was ready to accept
these new heroes.
779
00:36:51,367 --> 00:36:53,000
Do you know
we have a woman astronaut now?
780
00:36:53,066 --> 00:36:54,100
[man] Yeah.
781
00:36:54,100 --> 00:36:55,800
Her name is Sally Ride.
782
00:36:55,867 --> 00:36:59,000
And she asked NASA today
to delay her shuttle flight
783
00:36:59,000 --> 00:37:02,200
because she couldn't find
a matching purse
to go with the space shoes.
784
00:37:02,266 --> 00:37:04,000
[audience laughing]
785
00:37:04,066 --> 00:37:07,500
I was very fortunate
because Sally flew on STS-7
786
00:37:07,567 --> 00:37:11,066
and I flew on STS-8,
so I flew right behind Sally.
787
00:37:11,066 --> 00:37:13,300
So I saw
all the media attention
788
00:37:13,367 --> 00:37:16,100
and I recognized
that I was going to get
the same thing.
789
00:37:16,166 --> 00:37:19,654
So I used Sally
as a way of learning
how to deal with the media.
790
00:37:19,654 --> 00:37:21,967
So I used Sally
as a way of learning
how to deal with the media.
791
00:37:21,967 --> 00:37:23,667
Sure, thank you
all for coming out.
792
00:37:23,667 --> 00:37:27,900
There were crazy things
that were asked her,
793
00:37:27,967 --> 00:37:31,400
about her make-up,
her hair, her dress.
794
00:37:31,467 --> 00:37:33,700
Very stereotypical questions.
795
00:37:33,767 --> 00:37:35,166
[Gloria] What do you suppose
are the dumbest
796
00:37:35,166 --> 00:37:37,266
kinds of questions
you've been asked to date?
797
00:37:37,266 --> 00:37:39,266
[Sally] Without a doubt,
I think the worst question
798
00:37:39,266 --> 00:37:41,767
that I have gotten
was whether I cried
799
00:37:41,767 --> 00:37:43,800
when we got malfunctions
in the simulator.
800
00:37:43,867 --> 00:37:46,467
[interviewer] Do you weep?
Do you, uh...
what do you do?
801
00:37:49,900 --> 00:37:51,767
Why doesn't anybody ask
Rick those questions?
802
00:37:51,767 --> 00:37:53,000
[all laughing]
803
00:37:54,800 --> 00:37:57,667
[narrator] Sally Ride's
history-making flight
804
00:37:57,667 --> 00:38:00,100
capped off more than
20 years of struggle
805
00:38:00,100 --> 00:38:02,166
by the civil rights
and women's movements
806
00:38:02,166 --> 00:38:06,367
to gain access
and representation
in space exploration.
807
00:38:06,367 --> 00:38:08,266
[man] The media attention
around the world
808
00:38:08,266 --> 00:38:10,266
has been on Dr. Sally Ride,
809
00:38:10,266 --> 00:38:12,867
who emphasizes that
she's a mission specialist
810
00:38:12,867 --> 00:38:17,266
and a scientist
who just also happens
to be a woman.
811
00:38:17,266 --> 00:38:19,654
[narrator] Years later,
Sally Ride also became known
812
00:38:19,654 --> 00:38:20,000
[narrator] Years later,
Sally Ride also became known
813
00:38:20,066 --> 00:38:24,200
as the first gay astronaut
when it was revealed
in her obituary
814
00:38:24,266 --> 00:38:29,867
that among her survivors
was her partner of 27 years,
Tam O'Shaughnessy.
815
00:38:29,867 --> 00:38:33,266
A true American pioneer died
today of cancer.
816
00:38:33,266 --> 00:38:34,433
Sally Ride.
817
00:38:34,467 --> 00:38:37,300
This is what her biography
says, "In an instant,
818
00:38:37,367 --> 00:38:41,266
little girls learned that
even the sky
wasn't the limit."
819
00:38:44,767 --> 00:38:49,000
[newscaster]
Dr. Guion Bluford is now
in training for space flight.
820
00:38:49,000 --> 00:38:49,654
I saw the same
sort of media attention,
821
00:38:49,654 --> 00:38:51,200
I saw the same
sort of media attention,
822
00:38:51,266 --> 00:38:53,400
not to the same degree
as Sally.
823
00:38:53,467 --> 00:38:55,800
I was sort of in her wake,
to some extent.
824
00:38:58,000 --> 00:38:59,967
Guy Bluford
was the trailblazer
825
00:38:59,967 --> 00:39:02,000
for those of us of color.
826
00:39:02,066 --> 00:39:04,567
[Guy] For me,
a big break was to graduate
827
00:39:04,567 --> 00:39:06,867
from high school
and come to Penn State.
828
00:39:06,867 --> 00:39:12,400
And we had this
college counselor
who waved me off.
829
00:39:12,467 --> 00:39:16,500
I think the college counselor
provided doubt in my mind,
830
00:39:16,567 --> 00:39:19,654
"You may not be able
to get into college."
831
00:39:19,654 --> 00:39:19,867
"You may not be able
to get into college."
832
00:39:19,867 --> 00:39:21,767
[Leland] We've seen
this that in college,
833
00:39:21,767 --> 00:39:23,800
diverse students in STEM
834
00:39:23,867 --> 00:39:25,667
will transfer out
because of an experience
835
00:39:25,667 --> 00:39:28,467
they had in college
where someone said,
"Oh, you're not...
836
00:39:28,467 --> 00:39:29,767
You can't do this."
837
00:39:29,767 --> 00:39:32,367
That's the only way
you can become an astronaut
838
00:39:32,367 --> 00:39:34,300
if you get into a STEM
degree field.
839
00:39:34,367 --> 00:39:38,367
And so I think
there could be more
Guy Blufords
840
00:39:38,367 --> 00:39:41,400
if everyone had the access,
the opportunity,
841
00:39:41,467 --> 00:39:45,266
and belief that
they can be on this
same trajectory.
842
00:39:45,266 --> 00:39:48,867
Guy Bluford
was a third-generation
college graduate
843
00:39:48,867 --> 00:39:49,654
and for a Black man,
that is very significant.
844
00:39:49,654 --> 00:39:51,567
and for a Black man,
that is very significant.
845
00:39:51,567 --> 00:39:53,467
We don't think about that.
846
00:39:53,467 --> 00:39:59,767
But for three generations,
from emancipation,
is a remarkable thing.
847
00:39:59,767 --> 00:40:04,767
[narrator] Guy Bluford's
flight in 1983 was a triumph
for civil rights,
848
00:40:04,767 --> 00:40:10,100
but also a harsh reminder
of just how long
that struggle took.
849
00:40:10,166 --> 00:40:11,600
I was there 20 years before,
850
00:40:11,667 --> 00:40:15,300
almost to the month
before Guion went up.
851
00:40:16,900 --> 00:40:19,600
Now, Guion Bluford
is a brain guy.
852
00:40:19,667 --> 00:40:20,700
We're friends.
853
00:40:20,767 --> 00:40:25,066
He is one of the least
arrogant dudes.
854
00:40:25,066 --> 00:40:27,367
I was just really
proud of the guy,
855
00:40:27,367 --> 00:40:29,467
and I was hoping
that he'd come back here
856
00:40:29,467 --> 00:40:31,867
with a wonderful story
to tell.
857
00:40:31,867 --> 00:40:33,467
[Guy] When you look down
at the Earth,
858
00:40:33,467 --> 00:40:37,000
you recognize that
this is a very small planet
859
00:40:37,066 --> 00:40:39,567
and we all have
to live on it together
860
00:40:39,567 --> 00:40:41,567
and we all have
to share together
861
00:40:41,567 --> 00:40:44,667
and get along together,
so that we all prosper on it.
862
00:40:45,967 --> 00:40:47,367
[narrator]
After Bluford's flight,
863
00:40:47,367 --> 00:40:49,654
three more
African-American men
flew in the 1980s.
864
00:40:49,654 --> 00:40:51,166
three more
African-American men
flew in the 1980s.
865
00:40:51,166 --> 00:40:55,400
Ronald McNair,
Frederick Gregory,
and Charles Bolden.
866
00:40:55,467 --> 00:40:57,867
The American public,
finally seeing Blacks
867
00:40:57,867 --> 00:41:00,300
as mainstream
American heroes,
868
00:41:00,367 --> 00:41:04,166
provided a beacon of hope
for the next generation.
869
00:41:04,166 --> 00:41:09,600
My brother became a part
of the space program
before Charles Bolden.
870
00:41:09,667 --> 00:41:11,600
[Charles] I was a test pilot
at the time.
871
00:41:11,667 --> 00:41:15,367
Dr. Ron McNair
came to where I was assigned.
872
00:41:15,367 --> 00:41:17,567
He said, "Hey, are you going
to apply for the program?"
873
00:41:17,567 --> 00:41:18,900
I said, "Ron,
not on your life."
874
00:41:18,967 --> 00:41:19,654
And he looked at me
incredulously.
875
00:41:19,654 --> 00:41:21,667
And he looked at me
incredulously.
876
00:41:21,667 --> 00:41:22,767
He said, "Why not?"
877
00:41:22,767 --> 00:41:24,867
I said, "Ron,
they'd never pick me."
878
00:41:24,867 --> 00:41:27,800
He said, "You know,
how do you know
if you don't ask?"
879
00:41:29,100 --> 00:41:33,367
He was accepted
in the cohort of 1980.
880
00:41:37,100 --> 00:41:40,200
[Charles]
When I got to Houston
in the summer of 1980,
881
00:41:40,266 --> 00:41:42,100
I wasn't ready
for the reception
882
00:41:42,100 --> 00:41:45,500
that we would get
in the broader
Houston community.
883
00:41:45,567 --> 00:41:49,467
I remember I had to go
to a neighboring city
called Pasadena.
884
00:41:49,467 --> 00:41:49,654
And so I remember driving.
885
00:41:49,654 --> 00:41:51,000
And so I remember driving.
886
00:41:51,000 --> 00:41:53,266
And as I'm crossing
the city limit,
887
00:41:53,266 --> 00:41:55,867
there's this big billboard
with a guy
888
00:41:55,867 --> 00:41:58,467
on a white horse
reared up in a...
889
00:41:58,467 --> 00:41:59,567
and a hood.
890
00:41:59,567 --> 00:42:01,166
And it said,
"Welcome to Pasadena,
891
00:42:01,166 --> 00:42:02,467
home of the Ku Klux Klan."
892
00:42:03,900 --> 00:42:06,166
I just kind of went,
"You got to be [bleep] me."
893
00:42:06,166 --> 00:42:10,667
Excuse my French.
I said, "This is 1980.
894
00:42:10,667 --> 00:42:14,100
Uh, I know I'm not going
to have to go through
this stuff again."
895
00:42:14,166 --> 00:42:15,634
And sure enough,
896
00:42:15,634 --> 00:42:19,166
that was our first
couple of years
in the astronaut office.
897
00:42:19,166 --> 00:42:19,654
[narrator] The discrimination
that the first
898
00:42:19,654 --> 00:42:21,266
[narrator] The discrimination
that the first
899
00:42:21,266 --> 00:42:23,367
African-American
astronauts faced
900
00:42:23,367 --> 00:42:26,066
was a harsh reminder
that the overt racism
901
00:42:26,066 --> 00:42:28,467
of the 1960s was still alive.
902
00:42:30,667 --> 00:42:33,767
But America would soon get
a sober reminder
903
00:42:33,767 --> 00:42:36,266
that their new heroes
were not invincible...
904
00:42:36,266 --> 00:42:38,000
[announcer]
T-minus 15 seconds.
905
00:42:38,066 --> 00:42:39,100
[narrator]
...that every launch,
906
00:42:39,166 --> 00:42:41,100
they put their lives
on the line...
907
00:42:41,100 --> 00:42:42,800
That was a day
I'll never forget.
908
00:42:42,867 --> 00:42:44,567
[narrator]
...for the betterment
of science
909
00:42:44,567 --> 00:42:46,100
and for all humankind.
910
00:42:46,166 --> 00:42:47,867
[intense music playing]
911
00:42:50,867 --> 00:42:53,567
[announcer 1] Three, two, one,
and liftoff of the Space
Shuttle Discovery.
912
00:42:53,567 --> 00:42:55,166
[announcer 2]
Liftoff of Atlantis.
913
00:42:55,166 --> 00:42:56,600
[announcer 3]
Liftoff of Columbia.
914
00:42:56,667 --> 00:42:58,266
[announcer 4]
Liftoff of Challenger.
915
00:42:58,266 --> 00:43:01,467
[narrator] By 1986,
the space shuttle
had completed
916
00:43:01,467 --> 00:43:02,867
two dozen missions,
917
00:43:02,867 --> 00:43:04,367
and America
was used to seeing
918
00:43:04,367 --> 00:43:06,567
a diverse group of astronauts
in space.
919
00:43:07,767 --> 00:43:11,066
[newscaster speaking]
920
00:43:14,166 --> 00:43:18,200
My brother was in Challenger
Space Shuttle STS-51.
921
00:43:20,100 --> 00:43:24,100
[announcer]
Four, three, two, one,
922
00:43:24,166 --> 00:43:27,667
and liftoff of the 25th
space shuttle mission.
923
00:43:32,200 --> 00:43:33,700
[crowd screaming]
924
00:43:37,266 --> 00:43:40,900
It exploded,
losing the entire crew.
925
00:43:43,200 --> 00:43:45,800
That was the first time
I ever saw my father cry.
926
00:43:47,000 --> 00:43:49,000
Might say I have never been
the same since.
927
00:43:50,367 --> 00:43:56,300
We come together today
to mourn the loss of seven
brave Americans.
928
00:43:56,367 --> 00:43:59,266
[narrator]
The Challenger explosion
was especially tragic,
929
00:43:59,266 --> 00:44:03,166
because it had on board
a crew that reflected America,
930
00:44:03,166 --> 00:44:05,600
a civil rights era dream team.
931
00:44:05,667 --> 00:44:07,667
The loss impacted the nation
932
00:44:07,667 --> 00:44:09,867
and the next generation
of astronauts.
933
00:44:10,867 --> 00:44:12,367
I think all of us
in the astronaut office
934
00:44:12,367 --> 00:44:13,700
went through
some soul searching,
935
00:44:13,700 --> 00:44:17,767
trying to decide
whether this is really
what we wanted to do.
936
00:44:17,767 --> 00:44:19,099
And I tell people,
it took me a nanosecond
937
00:44:19,099 --> 00:44:21,000
And I tell people,
it took me a nanosecond
938
00:44:21,000 --> 00:44:24,400
to make up my mind that
this is where I belong.
939
00:44:25,800 --> 00:44:28,467
I felt that
I had a duty to carry out
940
00:44:28,467 --> 00:44:32,667
the legacy of Ron and his crew
and to be an example
for young Black kids
941
00:44:32,667 --> 00:44:35,166
so that they would not
be like me and believe
942
00:44:35,166 --> 00:44:36,433
they will never pick me.
943
00:44:37,867 --> 00:44:40,600
I think,
if you talk to a lot of us
in the space program,
944
00:44:40,667 --> 00:44:43,100
particularly the Blacks,
we all say, you know,
945
00:44:43,100 --> 00:44:45,300
"If that person did it,
I can do it."
946
00:44:46,667 --> 00:44:48,600
[narrator] The visibility
and representation
947
00:44:48,667 --> 00:44:49,099
provided by the first Black
astronauts proved invaluable,
948
00:44:49,099 --> 00:44:52,667
provided by the first Black
astronauts proved invaluable,
949
00:44:52,667 --> 00:44:54,667
inspiring the next generations
950
00:44:54,667 --> 00:44:56,567
of diverse Americans
to believe
951
00:44:56,567 --> 00:44:59,400
they could achieve
the same dream.
952
00:44:59,467 --> 00:45:02,066
I was in awe
of several astronauts,
953
00:45:02,066 --> 00:45:04,400
especially
the African-American
astronauts,
954
00:45:04,467 --> 00:45:06,066
which at the time there were,
955
00:45:06,066 --> 00:45:07,300
you know, a handful of.
956
00:45:10,166 --> 00:45:13,867
In 1987, Mae Jemison
was picked
for the Astronaut Corps,
957
00:45:13,867 --> 00:45:16,367
and I was very inspired
by her.
958
00:45:20,300 --> 00:45:24,100
[narrator] Dr. Mae Jemison
became the first Black woman
to travel to space.
959
00:45:25,700 --> 00:45:28,100
[Hakeem]
When you look at the year
Mae Jemison went up,
960
00:45:28,166 --> 00:45:32,100
in 1992, that was also
the year of the LA riots
961
00:45:32,166 --> 00:45:34,500
from the, uh,
Rodney King event.
962
00:45:37,567 --> 00:45:39,567
[newscaster]
Video showed LAPD officers
963
00:45:39,567 --> 00:45:41,667
beating Rodney King
with their batons
964
00:45:41,667 --> 00:45:45,900
for 15 minutes
after he led cops
on a high-speed chase.
965
00:45:45,967 --> 00:45:49,099
[juror] We, the jury,
find the defendant
not guilty...
966
00:45:49,099 --> 00:45:49,700
[juror] We, the jury,
find the defendant
not guilty...
967
00:45:49,767 --> 00:45:51,667
[narrator]
The shocking acquittal
of the officers
968
00:45:51,667 --> 00:45:54,967
who beat Rodney King
was a wake-up call to America,
969
00:45:54,967 --> 00:45:56,767
signaling to many
that even though
970
00:45:56,767 --> 00:45:59,100
the overt racism of the 1960s
971
00:45:59,166 --> 00:46:01,000
seemed to be
in the rearview mirror,
972
00:46:01,066 --> 00:46:03,667
systemic racism
was still deeply embedded
973
00:46:03,667 --> 00:46:06,100
in our laws
and judicial system.
974
00:46:06,166 --> 00:46:07,767
[newscaster]
The verdict set off
a firestorm
975
00:46:07,767 --> 00:46:09,867
of uncontrolled riots
and violence.
976
00:46:09,867 --> 00:46:12,000
[narrator] The debate about
racial disparities
977
00:46:12,066 --> 00:46:14,767
and police use of force
spilled into the streets
978
00:46:14,767 --> 00:46:17,767
in the most intense
period of social unrest
979
00:46:17,767 --> 00:46:19,099
since the 1968 riots
after the death
980
00:46:19,099 --> 00:46:20,667
since the 1968 riots
after the death
981
00:46:20,667 --> 00:46:23,367
of the Reverend
Martin Luther King Jr.
982
00:46:23,367 --> 00:46:26,300
Sometimes, when we send up
an African-American
into space,
983
00:46:26,367 --> 00:46:30,367
there are issues in America
that are racial.
984
00:46:31,567 --> 00:46:33,367
[narrator] Mae Jemison's
flight proved
985
00:46:33,367 --> 00:46:36,367
that the American dream
could be possible for anyone,
986
00:46:36,367 --> 00:46:39,166
regardless of race or gender.
987
00:46:39,166 --> 00:46:42,367
But it was in sharp contrast
to the systemic racism
988
00:46:42,367 --> 00:46:45,266
that still haunts
the nation today.
989
00:46:45,266 --> 00:46:47,500
[Hakeem] When we had
Victor Glover go up recently,
990
00:46:47,567 --> 00:46:49,099
this is the same year
we have the killing
of George Floyd
991
00:46:49,099 --> 00:46:50,600
this is the same year
we have the killing
of George Floyd
992
00:46:50,667 --> 00:46:54,300
and civil unrest around race.
993
00:46:54,367 --> 00:46:56,066
We keep repeating
the same old thing.
994
00:46:57,300 --> 00:46:59,767
For most Black people
who are not Victor Glover,
995
00:46:59,767 --> 00:47:03,467
our feet were never more
firmly planted on the ground.
996
00:47:03,467 --> 00:47:07,567
There was no escaping
the reality under
which we were living.
997
00:47:07,567 --> 00:47:11,000
And so there's this contrast
between
998
00:47:11,000 --> 00:47:12,867
what he's experiencing
999
00:47:12,867 --> 00:47:16,600
and what every other
Black person is experiencing.
1000
00:47:17,800 --> 00:47:19,099
[Hakeem]
It's almost as if the universe
is telling us,
1001
00:47:19,099 --> 00:47:20,166
[Hakeem]
It's almost as if the universe
is telling us,
1002
00:47:20,166 --> 00:47:22,166
"Sure, shoot for the stars,
1003
00:47:22,166 --> 00:47:24,667
but you guys better
get your act together,
1004
00:47:24,667 --> 00:47:27,367
because as we go out there..."
What did they say?
1005
00:47:27,367 --> 00:47:29,800
"There's no justice.
It's just us."
1006
00:47:29,867 --> 00:47:33,367
Right?
It's just us out there.
1007
00:47:33,367 --> 00:47:37,400
I think people get
along better in space
than they do on Earth.
1008
00:47:38,500 --> 00:47:40,000
[Charles]
When you train with people
1009
00:47:40,066 --> 00:47:43,200
and you understand that
your life depends on them,
1010
00:47:43,266 --> 00:47:45,900
man, you forget about color
and gender
1011
00:47:45,967 --> 00:47:48,967
and sexual persuasion
and all that stuff.
1012
00:47:48,967 --> 00:47:49,099
You're mission-focused.
1013
00:47:49,099 --> 00:47:50,967
You're mission-focused.
1014
00:47:50,967 --> 00:47:54,266
[Joan] If we can make it work
250 miles above the Earth,
1015
00:47:54,266 --> 00:47:58,767
we can certainly make it
work on terra firma.
1016
00:47:58,767 --> 00:48:02,867
[narrator] Joan Higginbotham
was selected
to be an astronaut in 1996,
1017
00:48:02,867 --> 00:48:06,367
and in 2006 became the third
African-American woman
1018
00:48:06,367 --> 00:48:11,100
to fly to space
after Mae Jemison
and Stephanie Wilson.
1019
00:48:11,166 --> 00:48:15,900
The Astronaut Corps
has become more inclusive.
1020
00:48:15,967 --> 00:48:18,600
I think they still have
a little ways to go,
I can tell you that.
1021
00:48:18,667 --> 00:48:19,099
When I flew in 2006
1022
00:48:19,099 --> 00:48:20,767
When I flew in 2006
1023
00:48:20,767 --> 00:48:23,867
and we were getting
our clothes for the flight,
1024
00:48:23,867 --> 00:48:26,500
the pants were like
men's size.
1025
00:48:26,567 --> 00:48:27,767
I'm like, "Really?
1026
00:48:27,767 --> 00:48:31,266
This is 2006,
and you're making me wear
1027
00:48:31,266 --> 00:48:33,667
a pair of pants built
for a man."
1028
00:48:35,100 --> 00:48:37,867
Hopefully, they'll start
to move at a more rapid pace
1029
00:48:37,867 --> 00:48:42,200
as the world moves
at a more rapid pace
for inclusivity.
1030
00:48:42,266 --> 00:48:44,367
[narrator] Two years
after Joan Higginbotham,
1031
00:48:44,367 --> 00:48:48,600
Leland Melvin was selected
to be an astronaut
and flew to space twice,
1032
00:48:48,667 --> 00:48:49,099
in 2008 and 2009.
1033
00:48:49,099 --> 00:48:50,867
in 2008 and 2009.
1034
00:48:52,300 --> 00:48:55,867
[Leland] I was the only
African-American
astronaut in my class.
1035
00:48:55,867 --> 00:48:59,367
What really kind of got me
unnerved
1036
00:48:59,367 --> 00:49:03,000
was when one of my classmates
was calling me "boy".
1037
00:49:03,066 --> 00:49:04,667
We were equals.
We were the same.
1038
00:49:04,667 --> 00:49:08,000
We were both
1998 astronaut class.
1039
00:49:08,066 --> 00:49:10,367
I've had too many people fight
1040
00:49:10,367 --> 00:49:12,266
during the civil rights
movement
1041
00:49:12,266 --> 00:49:15,567
to not be called boy
as a man.
1042
00:49:15,567 --> 00:49:19,099
[narrator] In 2009,
President Barack Obama
appointed Charles Bolden
1043
00:49:19,099 --> 00:49:19,767
[narrator] In 2009,
President Barack Obama
appointed Charles Bolden
1044
00:49:19,767 --> 00:49:22,266
to the position
of NASA Administrator,
1045
00:49:22,266 --> 00:49:25,300
making him the first
African-American
to hold the title.
1046
00:49:26,467 --> 00:49:28,867
From segregated South Carolina
1047
00:49:30,300 --> 00:49:33,467
to one of the most esteemed
positions in the world,
1048
00:49:35,367 --> 00:49:37,000
Charlie Bolden did that,
1049
00:49:37,066 --> 00:49:40,166
and it meant a lot
to many people.
1050
00:49:40,166 --> 00:49:42,400
[Charles] Among the things
that I was really passionate
1051
00:49:42,467 --> 00:49:45,266
about was getting NASA
at the upper level
1052
00:49:45,266 --> 00:49:47,500
to look more like America.
1053
00:49:47,567 --> 00:49:48,800
And everybody in the agency,
1054
00:49:48,867 --> 00:49:49,099
all 18,000 employees
and 40,000 contractors knew
1055
00:49:49,099 --> 00:49:52,500
all 18,000 employees
and 40,000 contractors knew
1056
00:49:52,567 --> 00:49:54,367
that the diversity champion
for the agency
1057
00:49:54,367 --> 00:49:56,567
was Charlie Bolden,
who was the administrator.
1058
00:49:57,767 --> 00:49:59,800
If you look at my class,
and that's the first time
1059
00:49:59,867 --> 00:50:02,567
that NASA has selected
a class of astronaut
candidates
1060
00:50:02,567 --> 00:50:04,367
that was half men,
and half women.
1061
00:50:04,367 --> 00:50:05,900
And so I think, you know,
1062
00:50:05,900 --> 00:50:08,867
looking from the Mercury Seven
to the 2013 class
of astronauts,
1063
00:50:08,867 --> 00:50:11,600
you can see the progression.
1064
00:50:11,667 --> 00:50:14,166
It's a reflection
of the time.
1065
00:50:14,166 --> 00:50:16,000
[narrator] Another reflection
of the times.
1066
00:50:16,000 --> 00:50:18,100
[protesters]
Black Lives Matter!
1067
00:50:18,100 --> 00:50:19,099
[narrator] In 2013,
the Black Lives Matter
movement
1068
00:50:19,099 --> 00:50:21,066
[narrator] In 2013,
the Black Lives Matter
movement
1069
00:50:21,066 --> 00:50:22,367
was formed to protest
1070
00:50:22,367 --> 00:50:24,367
the acquittal
of George Zimmerman,
1071
00:50:24,367 --> 00:50:27,400
who shot unarmed
Black teenager Trayvon Martin.
1072
00:50:29,700 --> 00:50:31,467
[man struggling]
1073
00:50:31,467 --> 00:50:34,867
[narrator] The movement grew
in 2014 after Eric Garner,
1074
00:50:34,867 --> 00:50:37,900
Michael Brown and others
were killed by police,
1075
00:50:37,967 --> 00:50:42,467
igniting huge
nationwide protests
that continued for years.
1076
00:50:42,467 --> 00:50:44,900
Most people's
first introduction to like
1077
00:50:44,967 --> 00:50:46,667
the systemic nature
of police violence,
1078
00:50:46,667 --> 00:50:48,967
I think that was 2014.
It was mine.
1079
00:50:48,967 --> 00:50:49,099
I knew the police
weren't great.
1080
00:50:49,099 --> 00:50:50,333
I knew the police
weren't great.
1081
00:50:50,367 --> 00:50:52,767
I didn't know they
were killing people all
across the country.
1082
00:50:52,767 --> 00:50:55,266
The work
of police violence is like
the day-to-day work I do.
1083
00:50:55,266 --> 00:50:57,967
So I had been able
to be a part of that process
1084
00:50:57,967 --> 00:50:59,166
day in and day out,
1085
00:50:59,166 --> 00:51:00,767
all around the country
and world.
1086
00:51:00,767 --> 00:51:02,367
Across the country,
1087
00:51:02,367 --> 00:51:05,300
people rallied over the deaths
of two Black men shot
and killed by police.
1088
00:51:05,367 --> 00:51:08,367
Activist DeRay Mckesson's
arrest was all caught
on camera...
1089
00:51:08,367 --> 00:51:09,467
[DeRay]
I'm under arrest, y'all.
1090
00:51:09,467 --> 00:51:11,300
[officer] Don't fight me.
Don't fight me.
1091
00:51:11,300 --> 00:51:14,867
[newsreader] ...when Mckesson
was picked up on a charge
of obstructing a highway.
1092
00:51:16,367 --> 00:51:19,099
[narrator] In different ways,
DeRay Mckesson
and Victor Glover
1093
00:51:19,099 --> 00:51:20,000
[narrator] In different ways,
DeRay Mckesson
and Victor Glover
1094
00:51:20,000 --> 00:51:22,266
each represent
a new generation,
1095
00:51:22,266 --> 00:51:25,100
one on Earth
and one in space,
1096
00:51:25,166 --> 00:51:26,867
working to build
a better future.
1097
00:51:28,166 --> 00:51:30,166
And there are others
who are also looking
1098
00:51:30,166 --> 00:51:33,800
to transform society
from a completely different
vantage point.
1099
00:51:35,367 --> 00:51:37,700
The space billionaires.
1100
00:51:37,767 --> 00:51:42,266
They arrived on the scene
with massive wealth and egos.
1101
00:51:42,266 --> 00:51:45,867
But will their bold visions go
beyond their exclusive worlds?
1102
00:51:45,867 --> 00:51:47,400
[man] Welcome back,
Bill Shepherd.
1103
00:51:47,467 --> 00:51:49,099
[narrator]
To become a bellwether
for inclusivity?
1104
00:51:49,099 --> 00:51:49,667
[narrator]
To become a bellwether
for inclusivity?
1105
00:51:51,100 --> 00:51:54,867
Or will they favor privilege
over projects and leave behind
1106
00:51:54,867 --> 00:51:57,400
untapped talent
who are ready for change?
1107
00:52:01,166 --> 00:52:02,667
[crowd applauding]
1108
00:52:05,800 --> 00:52:09,200
As the space shuttle nears
its scheduled retirement,
1109
00:52:09,266 --> 00:52:12,367
we will work
with a growing array
of private companies
1110
00:52:12,367 --> 00:52:16,567
competing to make
getting to space easier
and more affordable.
1111
00:52:16,567 --> 00:52:17,667
[crowd applauding]
1112
00:52:17,667 --> 00:52:19,266
I recognize that
some have said
1113
00:52:19,266 --> 00:52:21,166
it is unfeasible
or unwise to work
1114
00:52:21,166 --> 00:52:22,667
with the private sector
in this way.
1115
00:52:24,166 --> 00:52:26,567
I disagree.
1116
00:52:26,567 --> 00:52:30,183
[narrator]
The space billionaires
Jeff Bezos, Richard Branson,
1117
00:52:30,183 --> 00:52:30,900
[narrator]
The space billionaires
Jeff Bezos, Richard Branson,
1118
00:52:30,967 --> 00:52:36,000
and Elon Musk
are pioneering the transition
to privatizing space.
1119
00:52:36,066 --> 00:52:39,266
They created
some of the biggest
corporations in the world.
1120
00:52:39,266 --> 00:52:44,300
Amazon, Tesla,
PayPal, and Virgin.
1121
00:52:44,367 --> 00:52:48,200
Today, instead of nations
competing against each other,
1122
00:52:48,266 --> 00:52:50,700
like we saw
in the Cold War space race
1123
00:52:50,767 --> 00:52:53,100
between the United States
and the Soviet Union,
1124
00:52:53,100 --> 00:52:55,967
we're seeing companies
compete against each other,
1125
00:52:55,967 --> 00:52:59,500
driving down the cost,
increasing access to space,
1126
00:52:59,567 --> 00:53:00,183
making it more efficient
in a sort of a new space race.
1127
00:53:00,183 --> 00:53:03,667
making it more efficient
in a sort of a new space race.
1128
00:53:03,667 --> 00:53:06,667
[narrator] President Obama's
bet on the private industry
paid off.
1129
00:53:08,166 --> 00:53:10,000
These companies
have been responsible
1130
00:53:10,000 --> 00:53:14,400
for some of the greatest leaps
forward in space technology
in modern history.
1131
00:53:15,467 --> 00:53:17,266
We demonstrated
that it's possible.
1132
00:53:17,266 --> 00:53:21,967
We now know without any doubt
that you can build
a reusable rocket booster.
1133
00:53:21,967 --> 00:53:23,767
[narrator]
The space billionaires
proclaimed
1134
00:53:23,767 --> 00:53:25,967
that their technological
advancements
1135
00:53:25,967 --> 00:53:28,066
would lay the groundwork
for a future
1136
00:53:28,066 --> 00:53:30,183
in which millions of people
would be living
and working in space.
1137
00:53:30,183 --> 00:53:32,467
in which millions of people
would be living
and working in space.
1138
00:53:32,467 --> 00:53:35,700
[Richard] I assumed that
I would be an astronaut
one day.
1139
00:53:35,767 --> 00:53:39,400
So in 1991,
I went and registered the name
Virgin Galactic Airways.
1140
00:53:41,100 --> 00:53:43,100
[Jeff] We're going to build
a road to space.
1141
00:53:43,100 --> 00:53:45,467
Heavy industry
and all the polluting
industry,
1142
00:53:45,467 --> 00:53:47,467
all the things that are
damaging our planet,
1143
00:53:47,467 --> 00:53:49,667
those will be done off Earth.
1144
00:53:49,667 --> 00:53:51,967
The reason I started SpaceX
back in 2002
1145
00:53:51,967 --> 00:53:54,100
was really just to help us
get to Mars.
1146
00:53:55,667 --> 00:53:58,667
[Leland] Elon Musk,
he's got this vision.
1147
00:53:58,667 --> 00:54:00,183
Some of those innovations
that he's making now
1148
00:54:00,183 --> 00:54:01,100
Some of those innovations
that he's making now
1149
00:54:01,166 --> 00:54:04,200
could be a spinoff
to some other technology
1150
00:54:04,266 --> 00:54:06,200
that could be a game-changer
1151
00:54:06,266 --> 00:54:08,400
for all human beings
on this planet.
1152
00:54:11,166 --> 00:54:13,800
[narrator] SpaceX took
the lead on human spaceflight,
1153
00:54:13,867 --> 00:54:15,266
launching three NASA crews
1154
00:54:15,266 --> 00:54:17,400
to the International
Space Station
1155
00:54:17,467 --> 00:54:21,600
before Richard Branson
or Jeff Bezos
got off the ground.
1156
00:54:21,667 --> 00:54:24,300
[Curtis] With Elon Musk,
he's delivered people
to the Space Station
1157
00:54:24,367 --> 00:54:26,066
and he's delivering spacecraft
1158
00:54:26,066 --> 00:54:28,567
that are going to have some
lasting value.
1159
00:54:28,567 --> 00:54:30,183
But with the other two,
1160
00:54:30,183 --> 00:54:30,667
But with the other two,
1161
00:54:30,667 --> 00:54:33,467
I think that it's primarily
a vanity program.
1162
00:54:36,667 --> 00:54:38,667
[narrator] Richard Branson
became the second space
1163
00:54:38,667 --> 00:54:41,000
billionaire to get humans
to space,
1164
00:54:41,066 --> 00:54:42,367
when he launched himself
1165
00:54:42,367 --> 00:54:43,900
and three of his employees
1166
00:54:43,967 --> 00:54:46,166
aboard his Virgin Galactic
space plane.
1167
00:54:47,367 --> 00:54:50,066
People are just incredibly
anxious about
1168
00:54:50,066 --> 00:54:52,600
what's going on here on Earth,
1169
00:54:52,667 --> 00:54:57,100
and yet you have these
billionaire spacemen
blasting off to space.
1170
00:54:57,166 --> 00:54:58,767
Ladies and gentlemen,
1171
00:54:58,767 --> 00:55:00,183
this here
is Sir Richard Branson,
astronaut.
1172
00:55:00,183 --> 00:55:03,567
this here
is Sir Richard Branson,
astronaut.
1173
00:55:03,567 --> 00:55:04,900
[crowd cheering]
1174
00:55:07,467 --> 00:55:09,600
[Curtis] Now you can say
that you went into space,
1175
00:55:09,667 --> 00:55:12,266
but saying that
you're an astronaut,
I don't know.
1176
00:55:13,367 --> 00:55:14,667
That to me is a...
1177
00:55:14,667 --> 00:55:16,800
um, a horse
of a different color.
1178
00:55:18,667 --> 00:55:21,767
[narrator]
When Bezos and his crew
finally launched to space,
1179
00:55:21,767 --> 00:55:24,000
he gave
one seat to Wally Funk,
1180
00:55:24,000 --> 00:55:27,367
who was a member
of the Mercury 13
Band of Women,
1181
00:55:27,367 --> 00:55:30,183
who were denied access
to space in the 1960s.
1182
00:55:30,183 --> 00:55:30,467
who were denied access
to space in the 1960s.
1183
00:55:33,266 --> 00:55:36,467
Only one
of the Mercury 13 women
1184
00:55:36,467 --> 00:55:38,300
to actually get into space.
1185
00:55:38,367 --> 00:55:39,667
Good payback.
1186
00:55:39,667 --> 00:55:42,266
Wally Funk finally
getting her dream.
1187
00:55:42,266 --> 00:55:47,367
Every launch,
they put somebody on board
that made us all tune in.
1188
00:55:47,367 --> 00:55:48,867
I'm going up into space.
1189
00:55:48,867 --> 00:55:51,567
I don't know how many people
can say that.
1190
00:55:51,567 --> 00:55:53,200
[Michael]
I just want to see the Earth
1191
00:55:53,266 --> 00:55:55,166
from that perspective
and understand
1192
00:55:55,166 --> 00:55:59,200
how small of a part
we are of something so large.
1193
00:55:59,266 --> 00:56:00,183
Michael Strahan seems like
a great guy,
1194
00:56:00,183 --> 00:56:01,867
Michael Strahan seems like
a great guy,
1195
00:56:01,867 --> 00:56:04,700
but I think he was used
just like the rest of them
1196
00:56:04,767 --> 00:56:08,400
to get publicity
for the vanity space program.
1197
00:56:08,467 --> 00:56:10,066
[Leland]
When you bring up celebrities,
1198
00:56:10,066 --> 00:56:11,600
the cameras come,
1199
00:56:11,600 --> 00:56:14,867
there's more exposure
and there is more
little Black kids
1200
00:56:14,867 --> 00:56:17,900
who may say,
"Hey, Michael Strahan went up.
1201
00:56:17,967 --> 00:56:21,667
I can do that
because I see someone
who looks like me
1202
00:56:21,667 --> 00:56:23,367
and they're up there
and they're doing it."
1203
00:56:25,000 --> 00:56:27,500
[narrator]
Having the gatekeepers
1204
00:56:27,567 --> 00:56:30,183
of space be billionaires
1205
00:56:30,183 --> 00:56:30,767
of space be billionaires
1206
00:56:30,767 --> 00:56:34,066
and them being able to choose
who gets to go in a rocket
1207
00:56:34,066 --> 00:56:37,600
and who gets to go up,
they are creating right now
1208
00:56:37,667 --> 00:56:39,200
what could be called
a space class.
1209
00:56:39,266 --> 00:56:40,767
And the...
1210
00:56:40,767 --> 00:56:43,467
the difficult thing behind
the space class
1211
00:56:43,467 --> 00:56:45,400
is it's behind a paywall.
1212
00:56:45,467 --> 00:56:49,000
And the paywall
is astronomical.
1213
00:56:49,000 --> 00:56:51,567
[Christian] Virgin Galactic
announced their new price
1214
00:56:51,567 --> 00:56:55,367
of $450,000 after Blue Origin
1215
00:56:55,367 --> 00:56:58,567
had auctioned off a seat
on that first flight,
1216
00:56:58,567 --> 00:57:00,183
and it went for $28 million.
1217
00:57:00,183 --> 00:57:01,266
and it went for $28 million.
1218
00:57:01,266 --> 00:57:03,967
And we're seeing some
extremely wealthy people
1219
00:57:03,967 --> 00:57:07,367
who are willing to pay
a lot of money
to get to space.
1220
00:57:07,367 --> 00:57:09,066
[crowd cheering]
1221
00:57:09,066 --> 00:57:11,567
[narrator]
On September 15, 2021,
1222
00:57:11,567 --> 00:57:14,100
SpaceX launched Inspiration4,
1223
00:57:14,100 --> 00:57:17,567
a mission privately
funded by billionaire
Jared Isaacman.
1224
00:57:17,567 --> 00:57:19,967
It marked the first time
that private citizens
1225
00:57:19,967 --> 00:57:21,700
orbited all the way
around the Earth.
1226
00:57:21,767 --> 00:57:23,266
And copy that, SpaceX.
1227
00:57:23,266 --> 00:57:25,066
[Ahmed]
The danger lies in the fact
1228
00:57:25,066 --> 00:57:27,667
that whenever you
privatize anything,
1229
00:57:27,667 --> 00:57:30,183
the focus of that
private company
1230
00:57:30,183 --> 00:57:31,166
the focus of that
private company
1231
00:57:31,166 --> 00:57:34,800
and that private corporation
is capital.
1232
00:57:34,867 --> 00:57:38,767
'Cause I can't see
what the end process
is except making money.
1233
00:57:38,767 --> 00:57:42,967
And think of what that money
could do on Earth.
1234
00:57:42,967 --> 00:57:44,066
I don't see it that way.
1235
00:57:44,066 --> 00:57:46,900
What I see is the creation
of a new infrastructure.
1236
00:57:46,967 --> 00:57:51,567
What they have done
is they've reduced the cost
of access to space.
1237
00:57:51,567 --> 00:57:53,967
So if we compare that to,
say, the invention of cars
1238
00:57:53,967 --> 00:57:55,500
and the invention
of airplanes,
1239
00:57:55,567 --> 00:57:57,567
even though today
the average person
1240
00:57:57,567 --> 00:58:00,066
has an automobile
and the average person
1241
00:58:00,066 --> 00:58:00,183
can buy a plane ticket,
it didn't start out that way.
1242
00:58:00,183 --> 00:58:02,567
can buy a plane ticket,
it didn't start out that way.
1243
00:58:02,567 --> 00:58:04,700
So we're at the very
beginning of this,
1244
00:58:04,767 --> 00:58:08,500
but yet we already see
that they are aware
that eyes are on them.
1245
00:58:09,767 --> 00:58:15,200
We have to be able
to have some kind of a say
in what they do.
1246
00:58:15,266 --> 00:58:18,467
I want to thank
every Amazon employee
1247
00:58:18,467 --> 00:58:20,667
and every Amazon customer
1248
00:58:20,667 --> 00:58:23,567
'cause you guys paid
for all of this.
1249
00:58:23,567 --> 00:58:29,166
[narrator] The median salary
of an Amazon worker
in 2020 was $29,000,
1250
00:58:29,166 --> 00:58:30,183
while Bezos had an estimated
$200 billion fortune.
1251
00:58:30,183 --> 00:58:34,200
while Bezos had an estimated
$200 billion fortune.
1252
00:58:34,266 --> 00:58:36,767
[Curtis] Why wouldn't you
take some of that money
1253
00:58:36,767 --> 00:58:40,000
and raise the wages
and the conditions
of the people
1254
00:58:40,000 --> 00:58:41,367
that you have working for you?
1255
00:58:42,600 --> 00:58:45,166
There is that saying,
"No publicity
is bad publicity."
1256
00:58:45,166 --> 00:58:48,266
Well, listen, Blue Origin's
really took that to the limit
1257
00:58:48,266 --> 00:58:50,967
because they... Look,
Jeff Bezos was getting made
1258
00:58:50,967 --> 00:58:54,166
so much fun of by the way
he looked,
1259
00:58:54,166 --> 00:58:56,166
by the way his spacecraft
looked.
1260
00:58:56,166 --> 00:58:57,867
The SNL sketch was
was hilarious.
1261
00:58:57,867 --> 00:59:00,183
They were making fun of,
you know, Jeff Bezos,
1262
00:59:00,183 --> 00:59:00,867
They were making fun of,
you know, Jeff Bezos,
1263
00:59:00,867 --> 00:59:02,867
and Elon Musk,
and Richard Branson.
1264
00:59:02,867 --> 00:59:05,600
[man] Just sort of fly
around space, goofing off,
1265
00:59:05,667 --> 00:59:08,367
in a ship that
looks like a penis.
1266
00:59:08,367 --> 00:59:10,467
I mean, it is funny.
1267
00:59:10,467 --> 00:59:11,900
So, look, they're the space
billionaires.
1268
00:59:11,967 --> 00:59:13,000
They're going to get it.
1269
00:59:13,066 --> 00:59:14,800
Anytime people have that
amount of money
1270
00:59:14,867 --> 00:59:17,967
and you use it
to go into space,
you're going to get it.
1271
00:59:17,967 --> 00:59:21,367
The public is able to rejoin
that civic conversation
1272
00:59:21,367 --> 00:59:24,767
in a way through social media
to push back.
1273
00:59:24,767 --> 00:59:26,467
As these companies mature,
1274
00:59:26,467 --> 00:59:30,183
I think you'll see
a lot more equity, diversity,
and inclusion.
1275
00:59:30,183 --> 00:59:30,867
I think you'll see
a lot more equity, diversity,
and inclusion.
1276
00:59:30,867 --> 00:59:32,400
[narrator]
As the space billionaires
1277
00:59:32,467 --> 00:59:34,000
were reaching
for new heights...
1278
00:59:34,000 --> 00:59:35,166
[tense music playing]
1279
00:59:36,700 --> 00:59:37,800
[narrator]
...back down on Earth,
1280
00:59:37,867 --> 00:59:39,767
American Society was grappling
1281
00:59:39,767 --> 00:59:42,567
with one of its lowest points
in modern history.
1282
00:59:42,567 --> 00:59:43,667
[protester] What do you want?
1283
00:59:43,667 --> 00:59:44,867
[protesters] Justice!
1284
00:59:44,867 --> 00:59:46,166
[intense music playing]
1285
00:59:46,166 --> 00:59:48,667
[protesters screaming]
1286
00:59:52,367 --> 00:59:54,000
[reporter]
Live from the Kennedy
Space Center
1287
00:59:54,066 --> 00:59:55,400
at Cape Canaveral, Florida,
1288
00:59:55,467 --> 00:59:58,600
a new era in space exploration
is underway.
1289
00:59:58,667 --> 01:00:00,734
[narrator] On May 30th, 2020,
1290
01:00:00,734 --> 01:00:04,000
Elon Musk and his grand vision
called SpaceX,
1291
01:00:04,000 --> 01:00:09,800
prepared to make history
as the first private company
to launch humans into space.
1292
01:00:09,867 --> 01:00:12,000
[officer] Put your [bleep]
hands up right now.
1293
01:00:12,000 --> 01:00:13,900
[narrator] But the event
was overshadowed
1294
01:00:13,967 --> 01:00:17,567
when five days earlier,
George Floyd, a Black man,
1295
01:00:17,567 --> 01:00:19,519
was killed by a white
Minneapolis police officer.
1296
01:00:19,519 --> 01:00:20,200
was killed by a white
Minneapolis police officer.
1297
01:00:21,867 --> 01:00:22,967
[George breathes heavily]
1298
01:00:22,967 --> 01:00:24,066
[officer] What do you want?
1299
01:00:24,066 --> 01:00:25,867
[George] I can't breathe.
1300
01:00:25,867 --> 01:00:27,800
[woman 1] How long
y'all gotta hold him down?
1301
01:00:27,867 --> 01:00:30,000
[narrator]
The gut-wrenching encounter
was filmed
1302
01:00:30,066 --> 01:00:33,300
by a crowd of bystanders
and went viral.
1303
01:00:33,367 --> 01:00:35,367
[man] He's not even
resisting arrest
right now, bro.
1304
01:00:35,367 --> 01:00:37,166
-[woman 1]
His nose is bleeding.
-[woman 2] Yeah, stop.
1305
01:00:37,166 --> 01:00:39,100
[man] You're stopping
his breathing right now, bro.
1306
01:00:39,166 --> 01:00:40,367
You think that's cool?
1307
01:00:43,467 --> 01:00:44,867
The video of George Floyd
comes out.
1308
01:00:44,867 --> 01:00:46,467
I was recovering from COVID,
1309
01:00:46,467 --> 01:00:48,667
but I remember like
I watched it on my phone.
1310
01:00:48,667 --> 01:00:49,519
I, like, watch most things
on my phone
1311
01:00:49,519 --> 01:00:50,400
I, like, watch most things
on my phone
1312
01:00:50,467 --> 01:00:53,367
and I watched it
on my phone and it was like,
"Ooh, this is bad."
1313
01:00:54,500 --> 01:00:59,166
I was at home when I saw
the George Floyd recording.
1314
01:00:59,166 --> 01:01:00,767
I was just sick.
1315
01:01:01,767 --> 01:01:02,967
I didn't see all of it.
1316
01:01:04,266 --> 01:01:06,900
I saw the beginning
and then I had to stop.
1317
01:01:07,900 --> 01:01:09,166
Uh...
1318
01:01:09,166 --> 01:01:10,367
It was, uh...
1319
01:01:10,367 --> 01:01:11,467
it was awful.
1320
01:01:14,467 --> 01:01:15,567
It's very painful.
1321
01:01:16,900 --> 01:01:19,519
Um, it was equal parts
shocking and not surprising.
1322
01:01:19,519 --> 01:01:22,166
Um, it was equal parts
shocking and not surprising.
1323
01:01:24,734 --> 01:01:26,867
You know,
being Black in this country,
1324
01:01:26,867 --> 01:01:28,567
especially being
a Black man in this country,
1325
01:01:28,567 --> 01:01:31,000
I've experienced, especially
with law enforcement
1326
01:01:31,066 --> 01:01:34,500
since I was, you know,
11, 12 years old, you know?
1327
01:01:35,867 --> 01:01:36,967
[Leland]
I'll never forget this.
1328
01:01:36,967 --> 01:01:39,166
Driving and there
was a police officer there
1329
01:01:39,166 --> 01:01:40,266
and he stopped me.
1330
01:01:40,266 --> 01:01:43,967
And I say,
"I don't have any drugs, guns.
1331
01:01:45,200 --> 01:01:47,166
I'm a law-abiding citizen.
1332
01:01:47,166 --> 01:01:48,600
Please don't shoot me."
1333
01:01:50,066 --> 01:01:51,300
You know, I went to space.
1334
01:01:51,367 --> 01:01:53,100
We've lost people
before in space.
1335
01:01:53,166 --> 01:01:55,100
I was afraid of this.
1336
01:01:55,166 --> 01:01:56,166
Not that.
1337
01:01:57,500 --> 01:01:58,667
[sobbing]
1338
01:02:03,200 --> 01:02:04,467
I'm sorry.
1339
01:02:04,467 --> 01:02:08,967
[Don]
Everyone I saw on that video
had some empathy,
1340
01:02:10,100 --> 01:02:13,000
saw the humanity,
except for the...
1341
01:02:13,066 --> 01:02:15,467
the police officers
who were there.
1342
01:02:15,467 --> 01:02:17,667
Because they've been
getting away with it,
1343
01:02:17,667 --> 01:02:19,519
with it for decade,
after decade, after decade.
1344
01:02:19,519 --> 01:02:21,567
with it for decade,
after decade, after decade.
1345
01:02:23,667 --> 01:02:25,367
[narrator]
A week after Floyd's death,
1346
01:02:25,367 --> 01:02:27,767
astronaut Victor Glover
was in the final months
1347
01:02:27,767 --> 01:02:30,066
of his training
to become the first Black man
1348
01:02:30,066 --> 01:02:34,166
to fly a long duration mission
to the International
Space Station.
1349
01:02:34,166 --> 01:02:37,567
He posted a tweet
after George Floyd's murder.
1350
01:02:37,567 --> 01:02:40,500
[Victor] My heart is low,
my head is level,
but my faith is high.
1351
01:02:40,567 --> 01:02:42,767
And I think it's okay
to acknowledge that sometimes.
1352
01:02:42,767 --> 01:02:45,166
And I'm getting ready to ride
a rocket into low-Earth orbit.
1353
01:02:45,166 --> 01:02:46,967
And boy, I have a lot
to look forward to.
1354
01:02:46,967 --> 01:02:49,166
And so I wanted to help
encourage others
1355
01:02:49,166 --> 01:02:49,519
that that may not be able
to say that.
1356
01:02:49,519 --> 01:02:52,100
that that may not be able
to say that.
1357
01:02:52,166 --> 01:02:55,266
[Jeffrey] The public expects
astronauts to speak out
1358
01:02:55,266 --> 01:03:00,367
and to make their voices heard
on critical issues of the day.
1359
01:03:01,600 --> 01:03:03,066
I am heartbroken.
1360
01:03:03,066 --> 01:03:05,066
I am looking
at the juxtaposition
1361
01:03:05,066 --> 01:03:07,400
of doing the most
technologically
1362
01:03:07,467 --> 01:03:10,567
advanced things,
sending people to space,
1363
01:03:10,567 --> 01:03:14,166
but a man dies
in police custody.
1364
01:03:14,166 --> 01:03:15,667
America,
let's get our crap together.
1365
01:03:15,667 --> 01:03:17,567
This is,
this is unsatisfactory.
1366
01:03:17,567 --> 01:03:19,367
We got to stop this.
1367
01:03:19,367 --> 01:03:19,519
With the murder
of George Floyd,
1368
01:03:19,519 --> 01:03:21,567
With the murder
of George Floyd,
1369
01:03:21,567 --> 01:03:23,667
what we saw was a recognition
1370
01:03:23,734 --> 01:03:26,767
that all of the things
that Black people
had been saying,
1371
01:03:26,767 --> 01:03:29,400
that all of the things
we've been chanting,
1372
01:03:29,467 --> 01:03:34,100
as Black Lives Matter
for eight years, were true.
1373
01:03:34,100 --> 01:03:37,367
[narrator] In 2020,
several other
high-profile killings
1374
01:03:37,367 --> 01:03:40,734
occurred in the months before
the death of George Floyd.
1375
01:03:40,734 --> 01:03:43,467
Louisville police shot
and killed Breonna Taylor.
1376
01:03:43,467 --> 01:03:45,066
[news anchor]
Taylor was killed by police
1377
01:03:45,066 --> 01:03:47,967
serving a so-called
no-knock warrant.
1378
01:03:47,967 --> 01:03:49,519
A major new development
tonight in the investigation
1379
01:03:49,519 --> 01:03:50,367
A major new development
tonight in the investigation
1380
01:03:50,367 --> 01:03:52,266
into the killing
of Ahmaud Arbery,
1381
01:03:52,266 --> 01:03:54,066
who was chased down
and shot to death
1382
01:03:54,066 --> 01:03:56,400
while he was jogging
in a Georgia neighborhood.
1383
01:03:56,467 --> 01:03:58,200
There was little progress
in the investigation
1384
01:03:58,266 --> 01:04:01,867
until video of his killing
was released publicly.
1385
01:04:01,867 --> 01:04:03,300
[Don] I remember
the time that I aired
1386
01:04:03,300 --> 01:04:07,600
the Ahmaud Arbery video,
and I actually showed
him being shot by...
1387
01:04:07,667 --> 01:04:11,734
by the shotgun,
in the abdomen.
1388
01:04:11,734 --> 01:04:13,266
And it was...
1389
01:04:13,266 --> 01:04:15,266
I couldn't believe
that that was happening.
1390
01:04:15,266 --> 01:04:16,567
[gunshot]
1391
01:04:22,300 --> 01:04:25,500
As I'm driving to NASA,
1392
01:04:25,567 --> 01:04:28,300
I get to Georgia
and I see this sign,
1393
01:04:28,367 --> 01:04:32,667
Brunswick,
and I'm like, "Wait a minute."
1394
01:04:32,734 --> 01:04:36,667
One of those moments
where the hairs on the back
of your neck stand up.
1395
01:04:36,734 --> 01:04:37,800
That could have been me.
I...
1396
01:04:37,867 --> 01:04:40,266
I jog through neighborhoods
that are white.
1397
01:04:40,266 --> 01:04:44,900
Because he's jogging,
he's not bothering anyone
on his daily run,
1398
01:04:44,967 --> 01:04:48,300
so I never worried about him
jogging, ever.
1399
01:04:48,367 --> 01:04:49,519
And then all of a sudden,
George Floyd happened
1400
01:04:49,519 --> 01:04:50,600
And then all of a sudden,
George Floyd happened
1401
01:04:50,667 --> 01:04:52,567
and that overshadowed
Ahmaud Arbery.
1402
01:04:52,567 --> 01:04:56,367
And then I felt guilty
because I'm not covering
Ahmaud Arbery enough,
1403
01:04:56,367 --> 01:04:58,000
but I have to cover
George Floyd.
1404
01:04:59,000 --> 01:05:01,667
And then Minneapolis,
um, you know,
1405
01:05:01,734 --> 01:05:03,400
with the killing
of George Floyd,
1406
01:05:03,467 --> 01:05:06,266
it was the perfect storm
of like the pandemic.
1407
01:05:06,266 --> 01:05:08,100
People have been inside
and want to come
outside anyway.
1408
01:05:08,166 --> 01:05:09,867
And like, this is a moment
to do it right.
1409
01:05:11,567 --> 01:05:13,200
[reporter] For so many people
to show up
1410
01:05:13,266 --> 01:05:16,800
in support of George Floyd,
I think speaks volumes.
1411
01:05:16,867 --> 01:05:18,200
[DeRay]
The protesters in Minneapolis.
1412
01:05:18,200 --> 01:05:19,519
I think it was actually
their actions that
galvanized people.
1413
01:05:19,519 --> 01:05:21,266
I think it was actually
their actions that
galvanized people.
1414
01:05:21,266 --> 01:05:23,867
It was the people
on the street that I think
spread across the country.
1415
01:05:25,066 --> 01:05:27,266
[reporter] Demonstrations
in dozens of cities,
1416
01:05:27,266 --> 01:05:31,367
tens of thousands of people
packing streets and parks.
1417
01:05:31,367 --> 01:05:34,100
[Joan] It wasn't just
the African-American
community.
1418
01:05:34,100 --> 01:05:35,800
It was everybody.
1419
01:05:35,867 --> 01:05:38,967
And it's going to take
everybody to stop it.
1420
01:05:38,967 --> 01:05:40,567
[news anchor] Demonstrations
are taking place
1421
01:05:40,567 --> 01:05:42,367
around the world
to show solidarity
1422
01:05:42,367 --> 01:05:44,300
for the protests in the US.
1423
01:05:44,367 --> 01:05:46,567
...to show all of them
in America
1424
01:05:46,567 --> 01:05:48,200
that we stand with them.
1425
01:05:48,266 --> 01:05:49,519
[crowd applauding]
1426
01:05:49,519 --> 01:05:49,867
[crowd applauding]
1427
01:05:49,867 --> 01:05:52,867
When I saw a report about
a group in Germany
1428
01:05:52,867 --> 01:05:55,500
that was chanting the name
George Floyd,
1429
01:05:55,567 --> 01:05:56,667
that really sat with me,
1430
01:05:56,734 --> 01:05:59,000
that... that really made me
stop and think,
1431
01:05:59,000 --> 01:06:00,266
"Something is different."
1432
01:06:00,266 --> 01:06:02,767
[protesters]
Black Lives Matter!
1433
01:06:02,767 --> 01:06:06,100
Because of a video,
because of this,
1434
01:06:07,266 --> 01:06:11,000
because of this,
there are no excuses.
1435
01:06:11,066 --> 01:06:15,367
White America
is now actually seeing
1436
01:06:15,367 --> 01:06:17,767
what we have been
talking about.
1437
01:06:18,900 --> 01:06:19,519
There are no protests
without a broad section
1438
01:06:19,519 --> 01:06:22,100
There are no protests
without a broad section
1439
01:06:22,166 --> 01:06:24,266
of the community
understanding
that there's a problem,
1440
01:06:24,266 --> 01:06:25,800
and being able
to tell that story
1441
01:06:25,867 --> 01:06:27,166
to as many people
as possible,
1442
01:06:27,166 --> 01:06:30,467
it was impossible to tell
that story without Twitter.
1443
01:06:30,467 --> 01:06:33,467
Twitter was the mechanism
by which the word
1444
01:06:33,467 --> 01:06:36,100
traveled faster than
anything else
we could have done.
1445
01:06:37,867 --> 01:06:39,867
[Joan] Why do we go to space
and why do we spend
1446
01:06:39,867 --> 01:06:43,100
all this money on space
when we have
so much down here
1447
01:06:43,100 --> 01:06:46,367
and we can be spending
this money on something else?
1448
01:06:47,567 --> 01:06:49,519
And then you have to think
about all the things
1449
01:06:49,519 --> 01:06:50,567
And then you have to think
about all the things
1450
01:06:50,567 --> 01:06:53,467
that we have garnered
from space
1451
01:06:53,467 --> 01:06:56,767
that have been translated
to us on Earth.
1452
01:06:58,467 --> 01:07:01,467
The camera
in your cell phone came
1453
01:07:01,467 --> 01:07:04,200
because we use
the technology up there
1454
01:07:04,266 --> 01:07:05,900
and we basically
shrink it down
1455
01:07:05,967 --> 01:07:07,266
so you could have it
in your phone.
1456
01:07:07,266 --> 01:07:08,967
How incredible is that?
1457
01:07:08,967 --> 01:07:12,200
And that today
makes everybody a recorder
1458
01:07:12,266 --> 01:07:14,100
and they can record,
unfortunately,
1459
01:07:14,100 --> 01:07:15,867
things like George Floyd.
1460
01:07:15,867 --> 01:07:19,519
But NASA technology plays
a huge part in everything
we do today.
1461
01:07:19,519 --> 01:07:20,200
But NASA technology plays
a huge part in everything
we do today.
1462
01:07:21,367 --> 01:07:22,867
[indistinct chatter]
1463
01:07:22,867 --> 01:07:24,667
Freedom of speech.
1464
01:07:24,734 --> 01:07:26,867
All the things
that we've learned from space
1465
01:07:26,867 --> 01:07:29,066
is really beneficial
and it spreads out
1466
01:07:29,066 --> 01:07:32,266
in our society
in lots of different ways.
1467
01:07:32,266 --> 01:07:37,367
Now, because of cameras,
they can't say,
1468
01:07:37,367 --> 01:07:40,166
"Well, we hear this stuff,
1469
01:07:40,166 --> 01:07:43,667
but I'm not quite sure."
1470
01:07:43,734 --> 01:07:45,000
For decades, we heard that.
1471
01:07:46,100 --> 01:07:48,266
They saw George Floyd.
1472
01:07:48,266 --> 01:07:49,519
We saw the tape
with Rodney King.
1473
01:07:49,519 --> 01:07:51,667
We saw the tape
with Rodney King.
1474
01:07:51,734 --> 01:07:54,567
One of the defining things
about Rodney King and,
1475
01:07:54,567 --> 01:07:56,900
uh, the killing
of George Floyd is that
1476
01:07:56,967 --> 01:07:58,667
both of them
were citizen video.
1477
01:07:58,667 --> 01:08:00,900
So Rodney King, it's a guy
who just has a camera,
1478
01:08:00,967 --> 01:08:04,266
who is in the neighborhood
and sees this thing
and is like, "This is wild."
1479
01:08:04,266 --> 01:08:06,300
First of all,
I was thinking about him.
1480
01:08:06,367 --> 01:08:09,767
You know, "What could
he have done to deserve that?"
1481
01:08:09,767 --> 01:08:13,567
With George Floyd,
who was Darnella Frazier
who had a cell phone.
1482
01:08:13,567 --> 01:08:15,400
[Darnella]
I got this all on camera.
Watch out.
1483
01:08:15,467 --> 01:08:17,400
And that changed everything.
1484
01:08:19,767 --> 01:08:21,166
[Darnella speaking]
1485
01:08:21,166 --> 01:08:24,367
[Gloria]
My overwhelming feeling
was gratitude
1486
01:08:24,367 --> 01:08:27,200
to that young girl
who had the camera,
1487
01:08:27,266 --> 01:08:29,767
who kept the camera on him.
1488
01:08:29,767 --> 01:08:32,166
I mean, she was a witness.
1489
01:08:32,166 --> 01:08:34,300
And as Martin Luther King
said,
1490
01:08:34,367 --> 01:08:36,567
that it's sacred
to have a witness.
1491
01:08:37,900 --> 01:08:39,800
[protesters] I can't breathe!
1492
01:08:39,867 --> 01:08:43,100
[narrator] Bolstered
by undeniable video evidence,
1493
01:08:43,166 --> 01:08:45,100
the fury over the death
of George Floyd
1494
01:08:45,166 --> 01:08:47,100
was about to reach a boiling.
1495
01:08:52,000 --> 01:08:54,567
President Trump today
issued new warnings
for authorities
1496
01:08:54,567 --> 01:08:56,266
to crack down on protesters.
1497
01:08:56,266 --> 01:08:59,200
I am your president
of law and order.
1498
01:08:59,266 --> 01:09:03,967
As far as this problem
of law and order is concerned,
I am for law and order.
1499
01:09:03,967 --> 01:09:07,367
[narrator] In 1968,
Richard Nixon
won the presidency
1500
01:09:07,367 --> 01:09:09,600
on a law-and-order platform.
1501
01:09:09,667 --> 01:09:11,300
[Richard Nixon] It is time
for an honest look
1502
01:09:11,367 --> 01:09:13,600
at the problem of order
in the United States.
1503
01:09:13,667 --> 01:09:16,100
[narrator] Nixon projected
a calm and stable image
1504
01:09:16,166 --> 01:09:20,259
to white voters,
especially during
the racially charged 1960s.
1505
01:09:20,259 --> 01:09:20,467
to white voters,
especially during
the racially charged 1960s.
1506
01:09:20,467 --> 01:09:25,000
In 2020,
President Donald Trump
invoked similar language.
1507
01:09:25,066 --> 01:09:27,834
My administration will stop...
1508
01:09:29,266 --> 01:09:33,500
mob violence
and we'll stop it cold.
1509
01:09:33,567 --> 01:09:35,367
[narrator]
The cycle of unresolved
problems
1510
01:09:35,367 --> 01:09:37,967
present since the civil rights
era continues.
1511
01:09:39,834 --> 01:09:42,000
[Donald Trump]
Radical left criminals, thugs,
1512
01:09:42,000 --> 01:09:49,000
and others will not be allowed
to set communities ablaze.
1513
01:09:49,066 --> 01:09:50,259
[reporter] We're seeing
a disturbing police response.
1514
01:09:50,259 --> 01:09:51,100
[reporter] We're seeing
a disturbing police response.
1515
01:09:52,266 --> 01:09:55,000
Textbook evidence
of excessive force.
1516
01:09:55,066 --> 01:09:59,867
Policing is a fundamentally
corrupt, unjust, brutal,
1517
01:09:59,867 --> 01:10:01,667
and murderous system,
1518
01:10:01,667 --> 01:10:04,500
and we have to transform
the way
1519
01:10:04,567 --> 01:10:07,400
we do public safety
in this country.
1520
01:10:07,467 --> 01:10:10,166
[reporter] A producer got hit
by some sort of projectile.
1521
01:10:10,166 --> 01:10:12,000
We're going to get
to a safe spot here, Don.
1522
01:10:12,000 --> 01:10:13,567
I remember reporting,
the reporter was like,
1523
01:10:13,567 --> 01:10:14,934
"Don, we gotta go.
1524
01:10:14,967 --> 01:10:17,100
Cops are coming in
and they're forcing
people out of the way."
1525
01:10:17,166 --> 01:10:19,600
...don't shoot!
1526
01:10:19,667 --> 01:10:20,259
It is essential
that we protect
the rule of law...
1527
01:10:20,259 --> 01:10:22,300
It is essential
that we protect
the rule of law...
1528
01:10:22,367 --> 01:10:24,400
[sirens blaring]
1529
01:10:24,467 --> 01:10:27,166
...and our independent
system of justice.
1530
01:10:27,166 --> 01:10:28,567
[news anchor] The president
posted the tweet,
1531
01:10:28,567 --> 01:10:31,266
"When the looting starts,
the shooting starts."
1532
01:10:31,266 --> 01:10:32,600
[man] ...don't shoot!
1533
01:10:36,667 --> 01:10:39,967
[narrator] As racial tensions
in America raged on,
1534
01:10:39,967 --> 01:10:42,467
Victor Glover
looked to the stars.
1535
01:10:42,467 --> 01:10:44,767
He was about to become
the first Black man
1536
01:10:44,834 --> 01:10:47,166
to live aboard
the International Space
Station
1537
01:10:47,166 --> 01:10:49,367
and also the first
African-American
1538
01:10:49,367 --> 01:10:50,259
in a new era of private space.
1539
01:10:50,259 --> 01:10:51,734
in a new era of private space.
1540
01:10:51,734 --> 01:10:53,400
[crowd cheering]
1541
01:10:53,467 --> 01:10:55,367
[Victor]
Being the first
African-American assigned
1542
01:10:55,367 --> 01:10:58,400
to a long duration mission
on the Space Station,
1543
01:10:58,467 --> 01:11:00,567
I do feel a sense of pressure,
1544
01:11:00,567 --> 01:11:03,567
uh, and that's just to go
up there and to do my best.
1545
01:11:03,567 --> 01:11:04,834
[crowd applauding]
1546
01:11:06,300 --> 01:11:07,567
[Shannon]
I do think it's important
1547
01:11:07,567 --> 01:11:10,867
that we have such
a diverse crew.
1548
01:11:10,867 --> 01:11:12,667
The crew wasn't selected
with that in mind,
1549
01:11:12,734 --> 01:11:15,200
the crew was selected
for the skills
and capabilities.
1550
01:11:15,266 --> 01:11:19,166
But it is important
and we have sort of
an unofficial
1551
01:11:19,166 --> 01:11:20,259
phrase associated
with our flight,
1552
01:11:20,259 --> 01:11:21,467
phrase associated
with our flight,
1553
01:11:21,467 --> 01:11:23,367
"All for Crew-1
and Crew-1 for all."
1554
01:11:25,867 --> 01:11:30,600
Japanese government
has a nice joint program
with NASA.
1555
01:11:31,767 --> 01:11:34,967
As an astronaut,
regardless of the agency,
1556
01:11:34,967 --> 01:11:36,500
we help each other.
1557
01:11:36,567 --> 01:11:38,600
All for one, one for all,
Crew-1.
1558
01:11:41,567 --> 01:11:44,467
[Michael] The crew
had the opportunity
to name the capsule.
1559
01:11:44,467 --> 01:11:48,200
Resilience just
just fit, it fits the time.
1560
01:11:48,266 --> 01:11:50,259
Clearly, this has been
a difficult year.
1561
01:11:50,259 --> 01:11:50,667
Clearly, this has been
a difficult year.
1562
01:11:50,734 --> 01:11:53,667
And at the same time,
I think everybody has shown
1563
01:11:53,667 --> 01:11:57,000
an amazing resilience through
these difficult times.
1564
01:12:00,066 --> 01:12:01,100
[Victor] Being a rookie,
1565
01:12:01,166 --> 01:12:03,467
my concerns
are what normal concerns
1566
01:12:03,467 --> 01:12:04,967
you would have
if you were going to go
1567
01:12:04,967 --> 01:12:06,834
sit on top of an almost
two-million-pound bomb...
1568
01:12:06,834 --> 01:12:09,000
[dramatic music playing]
1569
01:12:09,000 --> 01:12:11,667
...and launch
up to 400 kilometers
above the ground
1570
01:12:11,667 --> 01:12:13,367
and then stay
there for half a year
1571
01:12:13,367 --> 01:12:14,834
and then do it in reverse.
1572
01:12:14,834 --> 01:12:17,066
And so, yes,
it is inherently a risky job.
1573
01:12:18,100 --> 01:12:20,200
[man on radio]
SpaceX, go for launch.
1574
01:12:20,266 --> 01:12:22,867
[astronaut] SpaceX,
this is Resilience, roger go.
1575
01:12:24,600 --> 01:12:26,100
[announcer] Nine, eight...
1576
01:12:26,166 --> 01:12:29,166
You know, folks like
Ed Dwight, Charlie Bolden,
1577
01:12:29,166 --> 01:12:33,100
Mae Jemison, and Guy Bluford,
and Joan E. Higginbotham,
1578
01:12:33,100 --> 01:12:36,734
they climbed mountains
that I will never
have to climb.
1579
01:12:36,734 --> 01:12:41,967
And I'm getting to start
this journey from a place
that I owe them.
1580
01:12:41,967 --> 01:12:43,667
[announcer] One, zero.
1581
01:12:43,667 --> 01:12:45,000
Ignition.
1582
01:12:45,000 --> 01:12:46,166
Liftoff.
1583
01:12:46,166 --> 01:12:47,767
[triumphant music playing]
1584
01:12:49,667 --> 01:12:50,259
[announcer]
And Resilience rises.
1585
01:12:50,259 --> 01:12:51,767
[announcer]
And Resilience rises.
1586
01:12:51,767 --> 01:12:54,166
Not even gravity
contains humanity
1587
01:12:54,166 --> 01:12:57,000
when we explore
as one for all.
1588
01:12:58,767 --> 01:13:01,300
[Victor] The rocket launch,
getting into orbit,
1589
01:13:01,367 --> 01:13:03,767
seeing the planet
from orbit the first time,
1590
01:13:03,834 --> 01:13:07,300
coming into the expanse
of the International
Space Station.
1591
01:13:07,367 --> 01:13:09,834
[woman] You are go
for approach two and docking.
1592
01:13:11,166 --> 01:13:13,100
[Victor] It has just been
an amazing journey.
1593
01:13:15,600 --> 01:13:18,166
I think it's amazing
that Victor Glover
has gone into space
1594
01:13:18,166 --> 01:13:20,259
and that he should obviously
have more recognition
1595
01:13:20,259 --> 01:13:20,567
and that he should obviously
have more recognition
1596
01:13:20,567 --> 01:13:22,000
than he has, especially
when you consider
1597
01:13:22,000 --> 01:13:26,000
it's only been 17,
or so Black astronauts.
1598
01:13:26,000 --> 01:13:27,367
[protesters] USA!
1599
01:13:27,367 --> 01:13:28,667
USA!
1600
01:13:28,734 --> 01:13:29,867
USA!
1601
01:13:29,867 --> 01:13:31,400
[Don] But I think
it was overshadowed.
1602
01:13:33,166 --> 01:13:35,100
[narrator] Victor Glover
was less than two months
1603
01:13:35,100 --> 01:13:38,667
into his six-month mission
to the International
Space Station,
1604
01:13:38,667 --> 01:13:42,667
when a right wing rally
protesting the outcome
of the 2020 election...
1605
01:13:42,667 --> 01:13:44,200
[indistinct]
1606
01:13:44,266 --> 01:13:46,266
[narrator] ...erupted
into the Capitol insurrection,
1607
01:13:47,900 --> 01:13:50,259
bringing with it parallels
to the 1960s.
1608
01:13:50,259 --> 01:13:51,000
bringing with it parallels
to the 1960s.
1609
01:13:51,000 --> 01:13:52,834
Advancements in space travel
1610
01:13:52,834 --> 01:13:54,667
were once again
not translating
1611
01:13:54,667 --> 01:13:57,667
into advancements
in our society.
1612
01:13:57,734 --> 01:14:00,567
[reporter]
We're seeing protesters
overcome the police.
1613
01:14:03,734 --> 01:14:08,600
What really shocked me
and just took my breath away
was the desecration,
1614
01:14:08,667 --> 01:14:11,900
people walking around
with Confederate flags.
1615
01:14:11,967 --> 01:14:14,166
That was awful.
1616
01:14:14,166 --> 01:14:16,467
[reporter] Trump supporters
walked into the US Capitol
1617
01:14:16,467 --> 01:14:19,000
and police officers
stood and watched.
1618
01:14:19,000 --> 01:14:20,259
[newscaster] Many people,
including Joe Biden,
1619
01:14:20,259 --> 01:14:20,834
[newscaster] Many people,
including Joe Biden,
1620
01:14:20,834 --> 01:14:23,567
have said if this had been
a Black Lives Matter protest
1621
01:14:23,567 --> 01:14:26,000
instead of mostly
white Trump supporters,
1622
01:14:26,066 --> 01:14:29,066
the police response
would have been
dramatically different.
1623
01:14:29,066 --> 01:14:33,000
[Sonequa] This time,
it's so charged,
it's like a stew.
1624
01:14:33,066 --> 01:14:35,567
There's so much strife
and division,
1625
01:14:36,867 --> 01:14:40,000
then there's also so much
opportunity and advancement.
1626
01:14:40,066 --> 01:14:42,734
And it's like
we're standing at this great
precipice of change.
1627
01:14:44,200 --> 01:14:47,467
[Hakeem] Being an American
space fairer in 2020
1628
01:14:47,467 --> 01:14:50,100
had to be a total mind-trip,
1629
01:14:50,166 --> 01:14:50,259
because the country
is changing so fast.
1630
01:14:50,259 --> 01:14:53,000
because the country
is changing so fast.
1631
01:14:53,066 --> 01:14:55,667
There was such
an air of instability.
1632
01:14:55,667 --> 01:14:58,567
You don't even know
if you're going to return
to the same country you left.
1633
01:14:58,567 --> 01:15:01,667
Things could change
drastically while
you're up there.
1634
01:15:02,867 --> 01:15:04,200
While Victor was in space,
1635
01:15:04,266 --> 01:15:06,000
I did have a chance
to talk to him.
1636
01:15:06,000 --> 01:15:08,166
His crew, they knew
that this was going to be
1637
01:15:08,166 --> 01:15:11,834
a pivotal moment
while they were in space.
1638
01:15:11,834 --> 01:15:14,066
[Victor] I'm not immune
from what's going on
in the world
1639
01:15:14,066 --> 01:15:17,300
in terms of the racial justice
and civil rights push,
1640
01:15:17,367 --> 01:15:18,500
as well as the pandemic,
1641
01:15:18,567 --> 01:15:20,259
the physical
and economic insecurity
1642
01:15:20,259 --> 01:15:21,166
the physical
and economic insecurity
1643
01:15:21,166 --> 01:15:22,767
that people are feeling
everywhere.
1644
01:15:24,967 --> 01:15:30,166
I really hope going
to space can unify all people,
especially right now.
1645
01:15:31,834 --> 01:15:36,967
I believe that aerospace
and space flight
have this amazing,
1646
01:15:36,967 --> 01:15:40,066
captivating capability
to get people to see
1647
01:15:40,066 --> 01:15:42,867
what humans are capable
of when we work together
1648
01:15:42,867 --> 01:15:45,567
with or in spite
of our differences.
1649
01:15:45,567 --> 01:15:49,400
And I hope we give them
something to literally
and figuratively look up to.
1650
01:15:54,300 --> 01:15:56,100
When there is unrest on Earth,
1651
01:15:56,100 --> 01:15:58,467
there is something to be said
1652
01:15:58,467 --> 01:16:00,467
for the value
of leaving Earth,
1653
01:16:00,467 --> 01:16:02,500
for the overview effect,
1654
01:16:02,567 --> 01:16:05,667
which is what astronauts
frequently talk about
1655
01:16:05,734 --> 01:16:07,967
when they look down
on the planet,
1656
01:16:07,967 --> 01:16:12,100
all of the debates
and the pettiness
1657
01:16:12,100 --> 01:16:16,066
and the violence of Earth
seems to shrink
to insignificance then.
1658
01:16:17,667 --> 01:16:19,500
[Victor] Looking down
at the world without borders
1659
01:16:19,567 --> 01:16:20,259
and understanding that humans
are all connected,
1660
01:16:20,259 --> 01:16:21,567
and understanding that humans
are all connected,
1661
01:16:21,567 --> 01:16:24,767
it just makes me experience
that connection even more.
1662
01:16:27,567 --> 01:16:29,500
[Hakeem]
The thing that's really
just blows me away
1663
01:16:29,567 --> 01:16:32,734
about America
is that we're so rich,
we're so luxurious.
1664
01:16:32,734 --> 01:16:35,266
We have everything
going for us.
1665
01:16:35,266 --> 01:16:37,667
We're making great leaps
and advances,
1666
01:16:37,734 --> 01:16:39,567
especially in access to space.
1667
01:16:39,567 --> 01:16:42,500
Why are we awash in violence?
1668
01:16:42,567 --> 01:16:43,900
It needs to be changed.
1669
01:16:45,967 --> 01:16:49,567
[narrator]
With battle lines drawn,
can a nation heal?
1670
01:16:49,567 --> 01:16:50,259
[woman screaming]
1671
01:16:50,259 --> 01:16:51,100
[woman screaming]
1672
01:16:54,667 --> 01:16:56,834
[protesters] George Floyd!
1673
01:16:56,834 --> 01:16:58,166
George Floyd!
1674
01:17:00,066 --> 01:17:02,834
Initially,
the city of Minneapolis
1675
01:17:02,834 --> 01:17:04,266
released statements saying
1676
01:17:04,266 --> 01:17:07,367
that George Floyd died
of medical complications,
1677
01:17:07,367 --> 01:17:10,500
until it was exposed.
1678
01:17:10,567 --> 01:17:12,066
What happened?
1679
01:17:12,066 --> 01:17:15,000
The city of Minneapolis
was prepared to lie.
1680
01:17:15,000 --> 01:17:16,500
Did lie.
1681
01:17:16,500 --> 01:17:21,200
The entire system is really
responsible for the murder
of George Floyd.
1682
01:17:21,266 --> 01:17:23,642
Members of the jury,
I understand
you have a verdict.
1683
01:17:23,642 --> 01:17:23,667
Members of the jury,
I understand
you have a verdict.
1684
01:17:23,734 --> 01:17:26,767
[juror] We, the jury,
in the above entitled matter
as to count one,
1685
01:17:26,767 --> 01:17:28,266
unintentional
second-degree murder
1686
01:17:28,266 --> 01:17:31,500
while committing a felony,
find the defendant guilty.
1687
01:17:31,567 --> 01:17:34,266
[narrator] The conviction
of police officer
Derek Chauvin
1688
01:17:34,266 --> 01:17:37,467
in the killing of George Floyd
was a small victory
1689
01:17:37,467 --> 01:17:41,667
in a much larger fight
for social justice
and accountability.
1690
01:17:41,667 --> 01:17:44,166
After two weeks,
a verdict has been reached
1691
01:17:44,166 --> 01:17:46,867
in the trial of the three men
accused of chasing,
1692
01:17:46,867 --> 01:17:49,367
shooting,
and killing Ahmaud Arbery.
1693
01:17:49,367 --> 01:17:53,100
We, the jury,
find the defendant,
Travis McMichael, guilty.
1694
01:17:53,100 --> 01:17:53,642
We, the jury,
find the defendant,
William R Bryan, guilty.
1695
01:17:53,642 --> 01:17:56,567
We, the jury,
find the defendant,
William R Bryan, guilty.
1696
01:17:56,567 --> 01:17:59,667
We, the jury,
find the defendant,
Greg McMichael, guilty.
1697
01:18:02,166 --> 01:18:03,667
[DeRay] You know
what's so interesting
1698
01:18:03,734 --> 01:18:06,066
is for all of the conversation
that changed.
1699
01:18:06,066 --> 01:18:08,000
The police killed
more people in 2020
1700
01:18:08,066 --> 01:18:11,000
than every single year
we have on date except
for 2018.
1701
01:18:11,066 --> 01:18:12,767
That is wild.
1702
01:18:12,767 --> 01:18:14,834
And a reminder
that narrative change
1703
01:18:14,834 --> 01:18:16,834
does not mean
structural change.
1704
01:18:18,867 --> 01:18:21,767
We have made
some steps forward,
1705
01:18:21,834 --> 01:18:23,642
but also some
giant steps backwards.
1706
01:18:23,642 --> 01:18:24,734
but also some
giant steps backwards.
1707
01:18:24,734 --> 01:18:26,967
Legislatures
across the country
1708
01:18:26,967 --> 01:18:29,767
are trying to move
in a direction
of purifying the vote
1709
01:18:29,767 --> 01:18:30,967
so that it's all white.
1710
01:18:32,867 --> 01:18:34,600
The protest
in the streets now,
1711
01:18:34,667 --> 01:18:37,066
I think they're going to have
to escalate for us
1712
01:18:37,066 --> 01:18:39,934
to pass the John Lewis law
and the other laws
1713
01:18:39,934 --> 01:18:41,867
that will help to preserve
our democracy.
1714
01:18:43,367 --> 01:18:45,867
[narrator] The John Lewis
Voting Rights Advancement Act
1715
01:18:45,867 --> 01:18:49,066
seeks to restore protections
against voter discrimination,
1716
01:18:49,066 --> 01:18:51,367
targeting people of color.
1717
01:18:51,367 --> 01:18:52,867
And there have been successes,
1718
01:18:52,867 --> 01:18:53,642
including police reforms
and an anti-lynching bill
1719
01:18:53,642 --> 01:18:56,166
including police reforms
and an anti-lynching bill
1720
01:18:56,166 --> 01:18:59,567
that makes
the crime punishable
by up to 30 years in prison.
1721
01:19:00,667 --> 01:19:02,567
There were 19 states
that passed more
1722
01:19:02,567 --> 01:19:03,934
restrictive use
of force policies.
1723
01:19:03,934 --> 01:19:06,367
There were six states now
who have restricted
1724
01:19:06,367 --> 01:19:08,266
the execution
of no-knock raids.
1725
01:19:09,367 --> 01:19:11,734
We have seen things
happen at a structural level
1726
01:19:11,734 --> 01:19:12,967
in a way
that's really powerful.
1727
01:19:14,166 --> 01:19:15,767
[protesters] We want justice!
1728
01:19:15,834 --> 01:19:19,166
So space is a nice to have,
and that's like a nice
1729
01:19:19,166 --> 01:19:23,500
to have 12 million miles away
from the more immediate
nice to haves, right?
1730
01:19:25,000 --> 01:19:26,867
I'm focused on the must haves,
1731
01:19:26,867 --> 01:19:29,166
and our work is to make
equitable structures.
1732
01:19:29,166 --> 01:19:31,467
It is to make a structure
that doesn't rely
1733
01:19:31,467 --> 01:19:33,266
on a billionaire
to make a decision
1734
01:19:33,266 --> 01:19:37,166
that doesn't rely
on the police
to be good people today.
1735
01:19:37,166 --> 01:19:42,166
[Roland] There have been
so many criticisms of NASA
and space
1736
01:19:42,166 --> 01:19:45,367
and this whole idea
that it's a waste of money.
1737
01:19:46,400 --> 01:19:49,667
That actually, to me,
hurts the next generation.
1738
01:19:49,667 --> 01:19:53,642
America can gain
something significant
1739
01:19:53,642 --> 01:19:53,767
America can gain
something significant
1740
01:19:53,767 --> 01:19:59,767
if we recapture this love
of space exploration.
1741
01:20:02,667 --> 01:20:05,000
[Elon] We want to have things
that make us look forward
to the future,
1742
01:20:05,066 --> 01:20:07,834
that, you know,
make us excited to get
out of bed in the morning,
1743
01:20:07,834 --> 01:20:09,867
you know, that are inspiring.
1744
01:20:09,867 --> 01:20:13,000
We have so many problems
that need to be solved.
1745
01:20:13,000 --> 01:20:16,667
But at the same time,
exploration lends
1746
01:20:16,667 --> 01:20:20,667
technological advances
for humankind.
1747
01:20:20,667 --> 01:20:23,642
We've got to strive
for great things in the future
1748
01:20:23,642 --> 01:20:23,667
We've got to strive
for great things in the future
1749
01:20:23,734 --> 01:20:25,867
and look forward
to exciting developments,
1750
01:20:25,867 --> 01:20:28,600
and, you know, space
is one of those things.
1751
01:20:33,934 --> 01:20:36,867
[Jeffrey] Where NASA will have
its biggest influence
1752
01:20:36,867 --> 01:20:42,600
will continue to be in deep
space exploration,
the Moon and Mars.
1753
01:20:42,667 --> 01:20:44,867
[narrator]
As the private sector
continues to make
1754
01:20:44,934 --> 01:20:48,100
technological leaps,
NASA's focus has shifted
1755
01:20:48,100 --> 01:20:52,767
to a new mission,
to get the next generation
of astronauts to the Moon,
1756
01:20:52,767 --> 01:20:53,642
Mars, and beyond, starting
with the Artemis program.
1757
01:20:53,642 --> 01:20:57,467
Mars, and beyond, starting
with the Artemis program.
1758
01:20:57,467 --> 01:20:58,967
[Pam] The Artemis program
is our program
1759
01:20:58,967 --> 01:21:03,367
to send the first woman
1760
01:21:03,367 --> 01:21:05,467
and the first person of color
1761
01:21:05,467 --> 01:21:09,734
to set foot on the Moon,
since the Apollo program.
1762
01:21:09,734 --> 01:21:12,300
My space bucket list
consists of one thing,
1763
01:21:12,367 --> 01:21:13,867
to work on the surface
of the Moon.
1764
01:21:13,867 --> 01:21:15,667
That... that's a dream.
1765
01:21:17,767 --> 01:21:22,100
For all humankind
is exactly what space is,
1766
01:21:22,166 --> 01:21:23,642
just like Earth
is for all humankind.
1767
01:21:23,642 --> 01:21:25,000
just like Earth
is for all humankind.
1768
01:21:25,066 --> 01:21:27,967
But we sliced it up in little
ownership parcels, right?
1769
01:21:27,967 --> 01:21:29,567
We can't do that with space.
1770
01:21:29,567 --> 01:21:32,667
[DeRay] I'm hopeful
that topics like
who deserves to be in space,
1771
01:21:32,734 --> 01:21:35,300
that more and more people
who would never thought
1772
01:21:35,367 --> 01:21:39,000
that they could even have
a comment on those things can,
right?
1773
01:21:39,066 --> 01:21:41,166
That people understand
that all of this stuff
1774
01:21:41,166 --> 01:21:44,667
is the decisions of people
and that because people
made it,
1775
01:21:44,667 --> 01:21:46,100
people can make it
differently.
1776
01:21:46,100 --> 01:21:50,600
And we say unapologetically
that Black Lives Matter.
1777
01:21:50,667 --> 01:21:52,100
[protesters]
Black Lives Matter!
1778
01:21:52,166 --> 01:21:53,642
We are powerful,
1779
01:21:53,642 --> 01:21:55,100
We are powerful,
1780
01:21:55,100 --> 01:21:59,400
we are useful,
we are invaluable,
1781
01:21:59,467 --> 01:22:01,500
and we can do
anything together.
1782
01:22:01,567 --> 01:22:04,567
That feeling,
that belief, that spirit,
1783
01:22:04,567 --> 01:22:08,934
I was so grateful to see that
rising back up,
like in the '60s.
1784
01:22:08,934 --> 01:22:12,266
Now, thanks to the spirit
of equality in the air,
1785
01:22:12,266 --> 01:22:15,834
I no longer accept
that my group is second class.
1786
01:22:15,834 --> 01:22:18,266
[Gloria] Many people may feel
that a movement
1787
01:22:18,266 --> 01:22:21,667
is a big cohesive thing
that excludes them.
1788
01:22:21,667 --> 01:22:22,834
Not true.
1789
01:22:22,834 --> 01:22:23,642
As the great Florynce Kennedy
used to say,
1790
01:22:23,642 --> 01:22:25,367
As the great Florynce Kennedy
used to say,
1791
01:22:25,367 --> 01:22:28,300
a movement is anybody
who's off their ass.
1792
01:22:28,367 --> 01:22:29,667
Right?
1793
01:22:29,667 --> 01:22:35,100
Three hundred
and seventy marches
and on six continents.
1794
01:22:35,166 --> 01:22:38,834
I hope we can make movements
part of our lives
1795
01:22:38,834 --> 01:22:43,000
and part of knowing that
because we were alive,
1796
01:22:43,066 --> 01:22:45,400
the world is a little bit
better than
it would have been.
1797
01:22:46,867 --> 01:22:49,066
I always want kids
to look at me,
1798
01:22:49,066 --> 01:22:50,567
especially kids of color,
and say,
1799
01:22:50,567 --> 01:22:53,642
"Hey, if she did it,
I can do it."
1800
01:22:53,642 --> 01:22:53,934
"Hey, if she did it,
I can do it."
1801
01:22:53,934 --> 01:22:55,734
That's hope.
1802
01:22:55,734 --> 01:23:00,066
To have a young kid
see a rocket ship
leave the planet
1803
01:23:00,066 --> 01:23:04,000
and know that there's somebody
on that rocket ship
that looks like them.
1804
01:23:06,367 --> 01:23:10,934
I personally would like to see
more Victor Glovers.
1805
01:23:11,000 --> 01:23:13,467
Now there's more
of a pipeline.
1806
01:23:13,467 --> 01:23:17,000
We've got STEM education
for diverse people,
1807
01:23:17,000 --> 01:23:21,000
but we have to keep our foot
on the gas of making sure
1808
01:23:21,066 --> 01:23:22,767
that all kids have access
1809
01:23:22,767 --> 01:23:23,642
to this pipeline to help
get more Victor Glovers.
1810
01:23:23,642 --> 01:23:26,667
to this pipeline to help
get more Victor Glovers.
1811
01:23:26,734 --> 01:23:28,166
Now my hope
for the space program
1812
01:23:28,166 --> 01:23:30,734
in the far future is that
we continue to make things
1813
01:23:30,734 --> 01:23:34,166
better for all humankind,
all humankind.
1814
01:23:34,166 --> 01:23:35,567
[man] We welcome you back
to planet Earth
1815
01:23:35,567 --> 01:23:37,767
and thanks for flying SpaceX.
1816
01:23:37,834 --> 01:23:40,867
[Victor] I hope we have
a sustainable presence
on the Moon.
1817
01:23:40,934 --> 01:23:42,567
I hope we get to Mars.
1818
01:23:42,567 --> 01:23:45,867
I hope we continue
to push the bounds
1819
01:23:45,934 --> 01:23:47,100
and live out that vision.
1820
01:23:47,166 --> 01:23:48,767
I love NASA's vision.
1821
01:23:48,767 --> 01:23:52,266
To reach for new heights
and reveal the unknown
for the benefit of humankind.
1822
01:23:52,266 --> 01:23:53,642
I hope that we continue
to do that in a way
1823
01:23:53,642 --> 01:23:54,300
I hope that we continue
to do that in a way
1824
01:23:54,367 --> 01:23:56,467
that resonates
with all of humanity.