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Apr 2021
27m 36s

S2E7: No Person Left Behind

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Space travel represents the future, and women and people of color are fighting to be a part of it. In this episode, Krys honors the real, groundbreaking pioneers that inspired her character: Wally Funk, an alum of the first program designed to train female astronauts; Joan Higginbotham, the third and most recent Black woman to go into space; and Dr. Leroy Ch ... Show More
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