Nichelle Nichols' daunting task to launch a national blitz for NASA, recruiting 8,000 of the nation's best and brightest, including the trailblazing astronauts who became the first African American, Asian and Latino men and women to fly in space.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Vivica A. FoxSelf | Self |
 Michael DornSelf | Self |
 Nichelle NicholsSelf | Self |
 Ashley EcksteinSelf | Self |
 George TakeiSelf | Self |
 Walter KoenigSelf | Self |
 Lynn WhitfieldSelf | Self |
 Neil deGrasse TysonSelf | Self |
 Jeremy BullochSelf | Self |
 Pharrell WilliamsSelf | Self |
 Reginald HudlinSelfz | Selfz |
 Mae JemisonSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 Hillary ClintonSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 Al SharptonSelf | Self |
 Martin Luther King IIISelf | Self |
 Eugene RoddenberrySelf | Self |
| EEd Dwight Jr.Self | Self |
| EEd GordonSelf | Self |
 Alcee L. HastingsSelf | Self |