During these sessions, participants will ask questions and receive real-time responses about life aboard the ISS, ongoing ...

After Ed Dwight’s journey to become the first African-American in space ended, Maj. Robert H. Lawrence Jr. was selected, on June 30, 1967, for the Defense Department’s Manned Orbiting Laboratory ...

*The Smithsonian Channel recently aired a documentary that tells the stories of NASA’s first Black American astronauts and the country’s race with Russia to put a person of color in space. Produced in ...

Africa is seeking a greater role in the global space economy following the official inauguration of the African Space Agency (AfSA) April 20. The ceremony marked the culmination of a decade-long ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Artist Ira Blount created this quilt ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Laurens Grant is a pioneering documentary filmmaker who’s come a long way from her modest Midwestern upbringing to helming a major passion project ...