Ironheart’s Trekkie Nod Honors Black Sci-Fi Icons Like Uhura Before Riri Williams ever welded a power core, she was watching ...

The camp is a fitting legacy for the recently-deceased actress, who was an inspiration to Sally Ride, the first female American astronaut.

The three-day program in Huntsville offers girls aged 14-18 hands-on experience with space technology and exploration.

The late Nichelle Nichols, likely best known for her role as Lt. Nyota Uhura in the Star Trekuniverse—which made her one of the first Black women cast in a major role on primetime TV—continues to see ...

A space camp for girls, named for the late 'Star Trek' actress Nichelle Nichols, is launching in January 2026. Friends of the ...

SpaceX is set to launch over 150 capsules containing cremated remains and DNA into low Earth orbit on June 23, in ...

Earlier, August 19: Now allegedly suffering from dementia, Nichelle Nichols, 87, who played Uhura on the original “ Star Trek ” in the late 1960s, is embroiled in an ongoing legal battle ...

The ashes of Nichelle Nichols, who played Lieutenant Uhura in the original “Star Trek” television series and died in July, will be launched into space later this year. Celestis, a private ...

Legendary “Star Trek” actress Nichelle Nichols’ ashes will go where very few have gone before: space. Nichols, whose trailblazing portrayal of Lt. Nyota Uhura on TV’s original “Star Trek ...

The ashes of “Star Trek” actress Nichelle Nichols will be headed into deep space, thanks to Celestis Memorial Spaceflights. In this photo, Nichols attends a celebration in her honor at the ...

Nichelle Nichols (left, as Uhura) and William Shatner (as Captain James T. Kirk) on the bridge of the USS Enterprise in a scene from "The Man Trap," the first episode of "Star Trek," which aired ...