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  • Woman in Motion (2019)
  • 96 min | Documentary, Biography
Woman in Motion (2019)
96 min | Documentary, Biography

Nichelle Nichols' daunting task to launch a national blitz for NASA, recruiting 8,000 of the nation's best and brightest, including the trailblazing astronauts who became the first Black, Asian and Latino men and women to fly in space.
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Dan Stilling (as Daniel Stilling)
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Feb 16, 2021 (United States)

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89 cast members
Name Known for
Ivor Dawson
Self - The Traveling Space Museum Founder Self - The Traveling Space Museum Founder   See fewer
Eric Deggans
Self - Media Analyst Self - Media Analyst   See fewer
Kerry Mark Joels
Self - Former NASA AMES Research Center Educator Self - Former NASA AMES Research Center Educator   See fewer
Rod Roddenberry
Self - Son of Gene Roddenberry Self - Son of Gene Roddenberry   See fewer
Al Sharpton
Self - National Action Network President Self - National Action Network President   See fewer
Neil deGrasse Tyson
Self - Astrophysicist Self - Astrophysicist   See fewer
Guion Bluford
Self - Former Astronaut Self - Former Astronaut   See fewer
Eileen Collins
Self - Former Astronaut Self - Former Astronaut   See fewer
Frederick D. Gregory
Self - Former Astronaut Self - Former Astronaut   See fewer
Story Musgrave
Self - Former Astronaut Self - Former Astronaut   See fewer
Winston Scott
Self - Former Astronaut Self - Former Astronaut   See fewer
Charles F. Bolden Jr.
Self - Former Astronaut and NASA Administrator Self - Former Astronaut and NASA Administrator   See fewer
Benjamin Crump
Self - Civil Rights Attorney Self - Civil Rights Attorney   See fewer
Michael Eric Dyson
Self - Professor of Sociology, Georgetown University Self - Professor of Sociology, Georgetown University   See fewer
Kristen Ellenbogen
Self - Great Lakes Science Center CEO Self - Great Lakes Science Center CEO   See fewer
D.C. Fontana
Self - Screenwriter Self - Screenwriter   See fewer
Kathie Scobee Fulgham
Self - Daughter of Dick Scobee Self - Daughter of Dick Scobee   See fewer
Lori B. Garver
Self - Former NASA Deputy Administrator Self - Former NASA Deputy Administrator   See fewer
David Gerrold
Self - Screenwriter Self - Screenwriter   See fewer
David Knight
Self - California Science Center Self - California Science Center   See fewer
John Lewis
Self - U.S. Representative Self - U.S. Representative   See fewer
Bill Nelson
Self - U.S. Senator From Florida (as Sen. Bill Nelson) Self - U.S. Senator From Florida (as Sen. Bill Nelson)   See fewer
Ken Phillips
Self - California Science Center Self - California Science Center   See fewer
Charles Resnik
Self - Brother of Judy Resnik Self - Brother of Judy Resnik   See fewer
Bob Sieck
Self - Former NASA Launch Director Self - Former NASA Launch Director   See fewer
John Spencer
Self - Space Tourism Society President Self - Space Tourism Society President   See fewer
Maxine Waters
Self - U.S. Representative Self - U.S. Representative   See fewer
Margaret Weitekamp
Self - Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Self - Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum   See fewer
Audrey Hudson
Ballet Dancer Ballet Dancer   See fewer
Jaliyah Jasmine Kerston
Ballet Dancer Ballet Dancer   See fewer
Diana Lovell
Singer (as Diana Clarice Lovell) Singer (as Diana Clarice Lovell)   See fewer
Hillary Clinton
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Mae C. Jemison
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Neil Armstrong
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
George Bush
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Bill Clinton
Self - POTUS (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - POTUS (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
James Doohan
Scotty (archive footage) (uncredited) Scotty (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Wally Funk
Self - NASA Astronaut Trainee (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - NASA Astronaut Trainee (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Whoopi Goldberg
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Frank Gorshin
Bele (archive footage) (uncredited) Bele (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Lyndon B. Johnson
Self - POTUS (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - POTUS (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
DeForest Kelley
Dr. Leonard McCoy (archive footage) (uncredited) Dr. Leonard McCoy (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Martin Luther King
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Ron McNair
Self - Astronaut (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - Astronaut (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Ronald Reagan
Self - POTUS (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - POTUS (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Sally Ride
Self - Astronaut (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - Astronaut (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Gene Roddenberry
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
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