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April 7, 2026
NASA’s Artemis II astronauts are set to observe the moon’s far side like never before, offering new insights into lunar…
CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA - MARCH 27: Artemis II crew member pilot Victor Glover gives a thumbs up after arriving at the Kennedy Space Center on March 27, 2026 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The astronauts arrived to begin preparations for an April 1, 2026 launch for a 10-day mission, which will take them around the Moon and back to Earth. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) theGrio.com
April 6, 2026
The Artemis II pilot shares a moving reflection on unity and humanity while traveling beyond Earth, reminding people that
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April 1, 2026
Victor Glover is making history on Artemis II, but some of the early Black astronauts like Ed Dwight are cheering…
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September 19, 2024
The Congressional Gold Medal was presented to the families of Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson and Christine Darden...
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July 18, 2024
Missy Elliott's song “The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly” was transmitted at the speed of light — approximately 158 million miles…
February 22, 2024
Pattrn’s ‘Faces of Change’ returns with Victor Glover, who’s assigned to make history as NASA’s first Black astronaut to orbit…
April 3, 2023
NASA named four astronauts who will fly around the moon, including the first woman and first African American assigned to…
Nichelle Nichols 2021
August 26, 2022
Nichols' remains are headed to a whole new world, thanks to a company that arranges memorial flights sent into outer…
July 12, 2022
Gregory Robinson took over as program director of a long-stalled NASA project that had cost nearly $8 billion — and…
Jessica Watkins theGRIO.com
April 19, 2022
Jessica Watkins will soon make history when she becomes the first Black woman to join the ISS for her first…
April 5, 2022
Astronaut Victor Glover talks about his time on the International Space Station. He is the first Black astronaut to live…
Nichelle Nichols 2021
December 7, 2021
The celebration honored the star whose pioneering "Star Trek" role inspired generations of Black space fanatics and science nerds.
Jessica Watkins theGRIO.com
November 18, 2021
Colorado-born astronaut Jessica Watkins is set to make history when she becomes the first Black woman to join the ISS…
NASA Michael Hetle Javon Prather thegrio.com
October 19, 2021
Michael Hetle, a former NASA employee who used a racial slur against his mixed-race neighbor, has been found guilty of…
Vice President Kamala Harris
October 13, 2021
False reports from conservative media claim the youngsters used in a YouTube video for World Space Week featuring Harris were…
Dr. Sian Proctor thegrio.com
September 15, 2021
Dr. Sian Proctor is making history as the first Black woman to serve as a pilot of a spacecraft when…
April 24, 2021
All of the astronauts managed to squeeze into camera view for a congratulatory call from the leaders of their space…
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April 13, 2021
The pre-teen will be virtually attending Arizona State University this May after she graduates high school. She hopes to work…
Katherine Johnson NASA thegrio.com
February 20, 2021
A space station supply ship named after the Black NASA mathematician featured in the movie “Hidden Figures” rocketed into orbit…
November 16, 2020
Guion S. Bluford Jr. became the first Black man in space in 1983 aboard the shuttle Challenger. The second, Ron…