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  Nichelle Nichols' ashes to be sent into space

  A portion of Nichelle Nichols' ashes will be flown into space on a special memorial flight. Officials at Celestis Inc., a company that specialises in memorial spaceflights, announced on Thursday that they would be sending a "symbolic portion" of the Star Trek actress' cremated remains into space following her death in July. "We are truly honored to add a legendary actress, activist, and educator to the Enterprise Flight manifest," Charles M. Chafer, co-founder and chief executive of Celestis Inc

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  Star Trek star Nichelle Nichols will have her ashes launched into space

  Star Trek star Nichelle Nichols will have her ashes launched into space.

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  Al Roker marks impressive and long-awaited health milestone

  Al Roker truly is as inspirational as it gets! Fans of the star know just how committed he is to his health following his weight loss and cancer diagnosis, and he just proved how it has seriously paid off. MORE: Al Roker makes fans emotional as he pays tribute to iconic stars The beloved weatherman never misses a day to update fans as he takes one of his daily – and lengthy – walks to get his steps in, and his latest walk is extra special. Al has inspired fans to take after him and join him on h

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  Zoe Saldana: Star Trek star Nichelle Nichols ‘helped so many to prosper’

  The US actress, who also played Nichol’s famous role of Lt Uhura, praised the veteran performer as a ‘true star’ following her death aged 89.

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  Whoopi Goldberg says pioneering actress Nichelle Nichols inspired her to appear in ‘Star Trek’

  Whoopi Goldberg says pioneering actress Nichelle Nichols inspired her to appear in ‘Star Trek’.

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  Zoe Saldana says Nichelle Nichols gave her 'confidence' to play Lieutenant Uhura in ‘Star Trek’

  Zoe Saldana says Nichelle Nichols gave her “confidence'' to play Lieutenant Uhura in the 2009 J.J Abrams' ‘Star Trek’ movie.

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  George Takei says Nichelle Nichols wanted to be 'best lady' at his wedding

  George Takei says Nichelle Nichols wanted to be “best lady” at his 2008 wedding to Brad Altman, instead of "matron of honour".

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  Zoe Saldana mourns Star Trek predecessor Nichelle Nichols

  Zoe Saldana posted a powerful tribute to Star Trek's original Uhura, Nichelle Nichols, on Instagram on Monday. Nichols, who passed away on Saturday aged 89, was best known for playing communications officer Nyota Uhura in the 1960s Star Trek series, and the character was most recently portrayed by Saldana in three films between 2009 and 2016. "We have lost a true star - a unique artist who was ahead of her time always," Saldana began her tribute. "She's an icon, an activist and most importantly

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  Whoopi Goldberg pays tribute to 'her friend' Nichelle Nichols

  Whoopi Goldberg delivered a poignant tribute to the late Nichelle Nichols on The View on Monday. The trailblazing actress, who passed away on Saturday aged 89, was one of the first Black women to play a major role on primetime television as communications officer Nyota Uhura in the 1960s Star Trek series. Goldberg, who followed in Nichols' footsteps by playing Guinan in Star Trek: The Next Generation, paid tribute to one of her career inspirations during a segment on The View on Monday. "Nichell

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  George Takei remembers Nichelle Nichols as ‘one in a million’

  The Star Trek actress died on Saturday in New Mexico at the age of 89.

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