Black astronauts tout space exploration at CBCF legislative conference

There have been fewer than 20 Black astronauts in NASA history, but two of them were on a Washington stage Friday for the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation conference, touting space exploration and encouraging Black youth to think about careers in space.
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