Nichols, who died July at the age of 89, will join several of her “Star Trek” colleagues in deep space. The ashes of the actress, who portrayed Lt. Nyota Uhura on the original “Star Trek” television ...

Celestis, a private space flight company that works with NASA, will include a portion of the franchise star and history-maker's ashes on a United Launch Alliance Vulcan Centaur rocket later this year.

The late Nichelle Nichols, best known for playing Lieutenant Uhura in Star Trekand its subsequent feature films, was also a NASA pioneer. In the late 1970s, Nichols began working with NASA as a ...

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Nichelle Nichols may be absent in the physical form, but she still has one last space mission to complete. People reported that Celestis Memorial Spaceflights has arranged for the late “Star Trek” ...

Celestis, Inc., the pioneer and global leader in Memorial Spaceflights, announced today that it has been chosen to honor the late Nichelle Nichols, Star Trek’s Lieutenant Uhura, by launching a ...

Nichelle Nichols’ earthlty remains will be headed to the final frontier. Nichelle Nichols’ earthly remains will be headed to the final frontier. “We are absolutely honored to announce that the late ...