NICHELLE NICHOLS

Kelley’s DNA will join Nichelle Nichols and others on this bold Celestis space mission

A portion of the trailblazing actor's ashes will travel to deep space later this year. Along for the journey are remains of the show's creator and another star from the series.

The late 'Star Trek' actress will be honored on a deep-space mission from Celestis.

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Nichelle Nichols’ fans worldwide know her for her roles with "Star Trek" and NASA, but she also kept in touch with her roots in Robbins. Nichols died Saturday night, her son Kyle Johnson announced online. She was 89.

"She's very much 1,000% actually a hero," Sonequa Martin-Green said of Nichelle Nichols, who as not only one of the first Black women to star on a TV series, but a recruiter for women and people of color at NASA.

Nichelle Nichols died at the age of 89 on July 30. She's remembered for her trailblazing role as Lt. Uhura on "Star Trek."

Nichelle Nichols, who broke barriers for Black women in Hollywood when she played Lt. Uhura on the original "Star Trek" television series, has died at the age of 89.

Star Trek icon Nichelle Nichols died over the weekend at the age of 89.

She became one of the first black American actresses to play a figure in authority on US television.

Trailblazer was a word used by many to mourn the passing of actor Nichelle Nichols, who died Saturday at age 89.

Trailblazer was a word used by many to mourn the passing of actor Nichelle Nichols, who died Saturday at age 89. Nichols broke barriers for Black women in Hollywood when she played communications officer Lt. Uhura on the original “Star Trek” television series, and paved the way not just for future television actors of color but astronauts as well.

After "Star Trek," Nichols went on to become a recruiter for NASA, playing a key role in helping recruit people of color and female astronauts.

Her death was announced by her son, Kyle Johnson, on her Facebook page.

Relatives say Sunday that Nichelle Nichols, officer Lt. Ntoya Uhura from the original “Star Trek” TV series, has died at the age of 89.

Relatives say Sunday that Nichelle Nichols, who broke ground for Black women acting on television as the beautiful, no-nonsense communications officer Lt. Ntoya Uhura on the original “Star Trek” TV series, has died at the age of 89. Her role in the 1966-69 series as Lt. Uhura earned Nichols a lifelong position of honor with the series’ rabid fans, known as Trekkers and Trekkies. It also earned her accolades for breaking racial stereotypes and included an interracial onscreen kiss with co-star William Shatner that was unheard of at the time.

Nichelle Nichols has died.

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Nichols, aka 'Uhura', is retiring from decades of space advocacy at age 88.

NASA and Star Trek are teaming up to celebrate what would have been the 100th birthday of Trek creator Gene Roddenberry today in a webcast event.

Beloved "Star Trek" actress Nichelle Nichols is caught in the middle of a conservatorship battle as she fights her own battle with dementia.

Director Todd Thompson discusses his documentary 'Woman in Motion: Nichelle Nichols, Star Trek and the Remaking of NASA' and the Trek actor's role in a 1975 astronaut campaign.

A host of celebrations, festivities and special events are in store on Paramount+ on April 5 — a date known to all "Star Trek" fans as as First Contact Day.

How "Star Trek" actress Nichelle Nichols changed NASA The TV series "Star Trek" predicted everything from tablet computers to flip phones and a diverse space program. "CBS This Morning: Saturday" co-host Michelle Miller has the story of how "Star Trek" actress Nichelle Nichols played a key role in NASA's effort to recruit both people of color and the first female astronauts, more than four decades ago.

"Star Trek: Lower Decks" and "Picard" warped up three nominations for the 2021 NAACP Image Awards. "Star Trek: Lower Decks" and "Star Trek Picard" together have three nominations, representing the first time the franchise has been nominated in decades, according to TrekMovie.com. Related: How Borgs, Vulcans and doctors showed diversity on 'Star Trek: Voyager'TrekMovie notes these are the first Image nominations since 1997, although "Star Trek" has been recognized since the franchise's first iteration, "Star Trek: The Original Series." While it did not receive an NAACP nomination, current series "Star Trek Discovery" introduced the franchise's first transgender and non-binary characters this season, along with its longstanding inclusion of the first openly gay couple of "Star Trek." "Star Trek: Lower Decks," "Picard" and "Star Trek: Discovery" are availablewith subscription to the Paramount+ streaming service, which includes all other Trek franchise series.