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

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

Her breakout role came when Gene Roddenberry cast the actress as Lt. Nyota Uhura on the original Star Trek series. When 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 ...

Nichelle Nichols (as Lieutenant Nyota Uhura) and William Shatner (as Captain James T. Kirk) are shown in a scene from "The Man Trap," the premiere episode of "Star Trek" that aired on Sept. 8, 1966.

Television Nichelle Nichols, Lt. Uhura on 'Star Trek,' dies at 89 And now her symbolic journey beyond the stratosphere continues.

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 ...