EarthRise monument honors NASAs Black pioneers @HoustonPublicMedia
EarthRise monument honors NASAs Black pioneers  @HoustonPublicMedia
Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
EarthRise is a new public monument that honors the contributions of African American astronauts, scientists, engineers and civil rights leaders to space exploration šŸš€

Located less than a mile south of Houston's Johnson Space Center, the monument can be seen outside of St. Thomas the Apostle Episcopal Church in Nassau Bay. Featured pioneers include Ed Dwight, Robert Henry Lawrence Jr., George Robert Carruthers, Ruth Bates Harris, NASA Astronaut Group 8, Dr. Bernard Harris Jr., Sunita Williams and Charles Bolden Jr.
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EarthRise monument honors NASA's Black pioneers

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