The other space race - A colourful odyssey truly out of this world

Des Breen looks at the remarkable story of how black women, firmly ensconced in segregationist America, played such a pivotal role in the US space programme, a counterpoint to long-running stereotypes

Sat, 01 Jul, 2017 - 01:00

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