The race to get to space is long over, but buried in time is the revelatory story of the world’s first black astronauts. For many Americans, the 20th-century Space Race was a Cold War competition over rocketry and technological feats, but the world’s two superpowers were also engaged in another high-stakes race – one whose …
Smithsonian Channel just released their schedule for January 2020. Check it out below. Sunday, 1/5 AIR DISASTERS: COMMUNICATION BREAKDOWN (season premiere) — 8 p.m. ET/PT Some of the deadliest air crashes in history have been caused by simple misunderstandings. It was a tiny error in the cockpit that brought tragedy to Quincy Airport in Illinois. …