Orbit - Floating While Black: Bernard Harris, Ronald McNair, and the Spacewalk That Changed Everything

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Host Cosmo Ray explores the legacies of Ronald McNair and Bernard Harris—two pioneering Black astronauts who shattered barriers in America's space program. McNair, a physicist from Jim Crow South Carolina, perished aboard Challenger in 1986. Harris became the first African American to spacewalk in 1995, championing STEM education for underrepresented youth. Loved this episode? Discover more original shows from the Quiet Please Network at QuietPlease.ai, explore our curated favorites here amzn.to/42YoQGI, and catch just a slice of our AI hosts in action on Instagram at instagram.com/claredelish and YouTube at youtube.com/@DIYHOMEGARDENTV This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.

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