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National Geographic on Monday dropped the official trailer for its forthcoming feature-length documentary “The Space Race,” which weaves together “the untold story of the first Black astronauts seeking to break the bonds of social injustice to reach the stars.” It’s directed by Diego Hurtado de Mendoza and the Emmy-winning Lisa Cortes, who also produce along with Alexandra Bowen, Ally Parker, Mark Monroe and Kiro Birla. Together, they profile the Black pilots, scientists and engineers who joined NASA to drive forward the space program “even as their country failed to achieve equality for them back on Earth.” Watch the trailer above.

The 91-minute “The Space Race” debuts February 12 on National Geographic before streaming on Disney+ and Hulu the following day.

From 1963, when the assassination of President John F. Kennedy thwarted Captain Ed Dwight’s quest to reach the moon, to 2020, when the echoes of civil unrest sparked by the killing...

"Representation becomes critically important to help us keep moving down that path." Learn the true story of the very first Black astronauts. National Geographic has revealed their official trailer for the documentary film titled The Space Race, from filmmakers Diego Hurtado de Mendoza and Academy Award-nominated Lisa Cortés. This premiered at last year's Tribeca Film Festival, and it stopped by other film fests including Chicago, Indie Memphis, and Denver. This historical doc film explores the intriguing experiences of the first Black astronauts through decades of archive film and interviews in a reflective illumination on the burden of breaking barriers. An empowering look back at the early days of NASA and how things have evolved since then. With appearances by Guion Bluford, Charles Bolden, Ed Dwight, Victor Glover, Frederick Gregory, Bernard Harris, Leland Melvin, Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez, Jessica Watkins. The Space Race will debut first on National Geographic in February before streaming on Disney+ / Hulu.