NASA, Civil Rights Movement On Same Trajectory In 1960s

The writers of the book ''We Could Not Fail'' Richard Paul and Steven Moss discussed the first African-Americans recruited into the U.S. space programs and their contributions on ''A Closer Look.''

The U.S space program and the civil rights movement may seem like vastly different subject matters for discussion in separate conversations, but during the 1960’s NASA and the fight for civil rights were on the same trajectory.