Star Trek star Nichelle Nichols will have her ashes launched into space
‘Star Trek’ star Nichelle Nichols will have her ashes launched into space. The late actress - who died in July aged 89 - will have her remains jetted up into space on the Enterprise Flight’s Vulcan Rocket later this year to honour her iconic role as Lt. Nyota Uhura on the 60s sci-fi series that also starred William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy. Kyle Johnson, Nichelle’s son - who will include his DNA on the mission, which will depart from Florida’s Cape Canaveral, to be with his mother - said of the mission: "My only regret is that I cannot share this eternal tribute standing beside my mother at t...