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Additional authors

1. Miles, William, 1931-2013.
2. Bluford, Guion Stewart, 1942-
3. McNair, Ronald E., 1950-1986.
4. Gregory, Frederick D.
5. Bolden, Charles F.
6. Jemison, Mae C.
7. Dwight, Edward J.
8. Lawrence, Robert H.
9. Shurney, Robert E.
10. Carruthers, George R.
11. Nichols, Nichelle.
12. Miles Educational Film Productions, Inc.
13. WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
14. World Institute of Black Communications.
15. CEBA Collection.

Description

1. 1 videocassette of 1 (U-matic) (58 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences; 3/4 in.

Summary

1. Documents the contributions that black astronauts, astrophysicists and engineers have made to NASA and the American space exploration program. Also relates the difficulties and obstacles encountered by the first black astronauts, including racism and discrimination within the space program. A group of five black astronauts, including Ronald E. McNair, who was killed in the space shuttle Challenger explosion, talk about their backgrounds, their achievements and their aspirations. Startrek star Nichelle Nichols tells how she helped recruit black and other minority group candidates for the space program.

Subject

1. Black films and programs
2. Documentary and factual films and videos
3. Outer space > Exploration > United States
4. Bluford, Guion Stewart, 1942-
5. United States > National Aeronautics and Space Administration
6. Dwight, Edward J
7. African American engineers
8. Manned space flight
9. McNair, Ronald E., 1950-1986
10. African American astronauts
11. Bolden, Charles F
12. African American scientists
13. Gregory, Frederick
14. Jemison, Mae C
15. Lawrence, Robert H

Genre/Form

1. Black films and programs.
2. Documentary and factual films and videos.

Call number

1. Sc Visual VRB-1656

Note

1. This program forms part of the Communications Excellence to Black Audiences (CEBA) Award collection, a competition sponsored by the World Institute of Black Communications, inc.

Credits (note)

1. Produced by William Miles ; film editor, Steven Olswang ; creative consultant, Khephra Burns ; cinematographer, Kip Durrin ; researchers, Dorothy W. Alleyne, Suzanne Bruney, et al. ; original music composed and performed by Andrew Halbreich, Michael Case Kissel.

Terms of use (note)

1. Copyright on item : Miles Educational Film Productions ; 1990.

Title

1. Black stars in orbit [videorecording] / a film by William Miles ; a production of Miles Educational Film Productions, Inc. in association with WNET/13.

Imprint

1. United States : WNET-TV, 1990-02-12.

Country of producing entity

1. United States.

Performer

1. Ron Foster.
2. Guion S. Bluford, Jr., Ronald E. McNair, Frederick D. Gregory, Mae C. Jemison, Charles F. Bolden, Edward J. Dwight, Jr., Robert H. Lawrence, Jr., Robert E. Shurney, George R. Carruthers, Nichelle Nichols, et al.

Credits

1. Produced by William Miles ; film editor, Steven Olswang ; creative consultant, Khephra Burns ; cinematographer, Kip Durrin ; researchers, Dorothy W. Alleyne, Suzanne Bruney, et al. ; original music composed and performed by Andrew Halbreich, Michael Case Kissel.

Terms of use

1. Copyright on item : Miles Educational Film Productions ; 1990.

Connect to:

1. Request Access to Schomburg Moving Images and Recorded Sound

Added author

1. Miles, William, 1931-2013.
2. Bluford, Guion Stewart, 1942-
3. McNair, Ronald E., 1950-1986.
4. Gregory, Frederick D.
5. Bolden, Charles F.
6. Jemison, Mae C.
7. Dwight, Edward J.
8. Lawrence, Robert H.
9. Shurney, Robert E.
10. Carruthers, George R.
11. Nichols, Nichelle.
12. Miles Educational Film Productions, Inc.
13. WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
14. World Institute of Black Communications.
15. CEBA Collection.

Research call number

1. Sc Visual VRB-1656 Original of: Sc Visual VRA-833