This movie finally dropped to Paramount+. It's a really nice love letter to her, the show, and her work in helping change NASA to make it more accessible to women and persons of color.
It's true. I didn't realize that three of the people she helped recruit perished in the Challenger disaster. That part of the documentary just destroyed me.
And if anyone doubts her impact, these stats from around the midpoint of the film absolutely blew me away:
When Nichelle started out, NASA only had 1,500 astronaut applications after an 8 month period.
Fewer than 100 were from women.
And only 35 were minorities.
When she finished, NASA had over 8,000 applications.