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Nichelle Nichols' ashes could float in space for eternity. The actress - who was best known for playing Uhura in the 'Star Trek' TV series - died of heart failure in July 2022, aged 89, and ambitious plans to take her ashes to the moon have now been abandoned, meaning they are set to float in space for eternity. Mission bosses have concluded that the Peregrine craft - which has the ashes of 'Star Trek' actors DeForest Kelley, James Doohan and Nichols onboard - cannot make it to the moon as it only has a few hours of power remaining. Astrobotic, the US company behind the project, recently compl...
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‘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...
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Whoopi Goldberg says pioneering actress Nichelle Nichols inspired her to appear in ‘Star Trek’. The comic, 66, added her late friend, who died at the weekend aged 89 and played lieutenant Nyota Uhura on the bridge of the show’s starship, showed her black people could make it “to the future”. Whoopi said on Monday’s (01.08.22) episode of The View: “Nichelle Nichols was a trailblazer, a heroine, and an extraordinary woman – somebody who inspired millions and millions of people, but who inspired me because I explained when I went to get my gig at ‘Star Trek’ that Nichelle was the first black pers...
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Zoe Saldana says Nichelle Nichols gave her “confidence" to play Lieutenant Uhura in the 2009 ‘Star Trek’ movie. The ‘Avatar’ star reminisced about meeting the star of the 60s sci-fi series - who died last week aged 89 - who originated the role Zoe took on in the J.J Abrams-helmed flick that also starred Zachary Quinto, Simon Pegg and Chris Pine. The 44-year-old actress wrote on Instagram on Monday (01.08.22): “I knew I had big shoes to fill when I was chosen to play Uhura, and Nichelle made me feel safe, told me to play her with all the confidence in the world. My hope is that we continue to k...
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George Takei says Nichelle Nichols wanted to be “best lady” at his wedding. The ‘Star Trek’ actor reminisced about the time he asked his co-star - who died aged 89 on Sunday (31.07.22) - to be the matron of honour at his 2008 wedding to his husband, Brad Altman but the actress had other ideas. In a Facebook post, a follow up to his original tribute to the trailblazing television star, the 85-year-old actor wrote: “When my husband Brad and I got married, we asked Walter Koenig, who played ensign Chekov on the show, to be our best man at the wedding. We asked Nichelle to be our matron of honour....
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US President Joe Biden has paid tribute to "trailblazer" Nichelle Nichols. The actress died on Saturday (30.07.22) aged 89 and the American commander-in-chief believes the country will be "forever indebted" to her groundbreaking work as 'Star Trek's Nyota Uhura, one of the first major Black female characters on TV. He said in a statement: "In Nichelle Nichols, our nation has lost a trailblazer of stage and screen who redefined what is possible for Black Americans and women. "A daughter of a working-class family from Illinois, she first honed her craft as an actor and singer in Chicago before t...
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George Takei and William Shatner are among the 'Star Trek' stars to have paid tribute to Nichelle Nichols. The pioneering actress - whose portrayal of Nyota Uhura in the original 1960s TV series and six movies was seen as groundbreaking representation for black Americans - died on Saturday (30.07.22) aged 89 and her former co-stars have been left devastated by her passing. George, who played Hikaru Sulu, tweeted: "I shall have more to say about the trailblazing, incomparable Nichelle Nichols, who shared the bridge with us as Lt. Uhura of the USS Enterprise, and who passed today at age 89. For ...
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Pioneering ‘Star Trek’ actress Nichelle Nichols has died aged 89. Her role as lieutenant Nyota Uhura on the bridge of the show’s starship was a seen as a groundbreaking representation of black Americans in Hollywood. She passed away Saturday (30.07.22), with her son Kyle Johnson confirming on Sunday (31.07.22) via Instagram: “Last night, my mother, Nichelle Nichols, succumbed to natural causes and passed away. “Her light however, like the ancient galaxies now being seen for the first time, will remain for us and future generations to enjoy, learn from, and draw inspiration. “Hers was a life we...
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