New Houston-Area Monument Honors Black NASA Trailblazers

New Houston-Area Monument Honors Black NASA Trailblazers

A new public monument near NASA’s Johnson Space Center is honoring Black astronauts, scientists, engineers and civil-rights leaders whose contributions helped shape America’s space program. The installation, titled “EarthRise,” was unveiled Sunday on the grounds of St. Thomas the Apostle Episcopal Church in Nassau Bay, about four blocks from Johnson Space Center. Organizers say it is the Houston area’s first permanent public monument focused on …