Nichelle Nichols

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Nichelle Nichols

Postby Chimerix » Sun Jul 31, 2022 8:59 pm

So passes an icon.
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Re: Nichelle Nichols

Postby BogDog » Sun Jul 31, 2022 10:00 pm

Another cast member makes the final voyager. Rest In Peace, dear lady.

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Re: Nichelle Nichols

Postby OBI-wan » Sun Jul 31, 2022 10:31 pm

Hailing frequencies closed.
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Re: Nichelle Nichols

Postby jagfiles » Sun Jul 31, 2022 11:12 pm

I remember at one point during the series she was actually planning on quitting the show.
However at one point Martin Luther King actually approached her and told her how much he enjoys seeing her on the show. He told her that she's breaking barriers and showing how everyone can work together and giving us somehing we can all work for. This meeting made her decide to stay with the series.

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Re: Nichelle Nichols

Postby mudmaiden » Sun Jul 31, 2022 11:13 pm

That now leaves Shatner, Takei and Koenig.
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Re: Nichelle Nichols

Postby MadMax359 » Mon Aug 01, 2022 5:09 am

one of my early crushes... what a class act
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Re: Nichelle Nichols

Postby BogDog » Mon Aug 01, 2022 5:48 pm

jagfiles wrote:I remember at one point during the series she was actually planning on quitting the show.
However at one point Martin Luther King actually approached her and told her how much he enjoys seeing her on the show. He told her that she's breaking barriers and showing how everyone can work together and giving us somehing we can all work for. This meeting made her decide to stay with the series.



Breaking barriers indeed!

(Courtesy of NASA)
https://www.nasa.gov/feature/nichelle-n ... -in-space/

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Actor Nichelle Nichols, who died July 30, 2022, didn't just break new ground on "Star Trek" by playing one of the first leading recurring Black female characters on U.S. television. A decade after the show ended, she did the same for NASA, appearing in a promotional film aimed at recruiting women and people of color to apply to be astronauts, as she recounted in a 2012 visit to NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. The next astronaut class, appointed in 1978, included Guy Bluford, the first Black American in space, and Sally Ride, the first American woman in space.

NASA Adminstrator Bill Nelson remembered Nichols in a statement:

“Nichelle Nichols was a trailblazing actress, advocate and dear friend to NASA. At a time when Black women were seldom seen on screen, Nichelle’s portrayal as Nyota Uhura on Star Trek held a mirror up to America that strengthened civil rights,” said Administrator Bill Nelson. “Nichelle’s advocacy transcended television and transformed NASA. After Apollo 11, Nichelle made it her mission to inspire women and people of color to join this agency, change the face of STEM and explore the cosmos. Nichelle’s mission is NASA’s mission. Today, as we work to send the first woman and first person of color to the Moon under Artemis, NASA is guided by the legacy of Nichelle Nichols.”

Nichols and NASA crossed paths many times over the years. Astronauts and other employees cited Nichols' performance as Uhura as one of the reasons they wanted to join the agency.


Video (2021): Nichelle Nichols, Woman on a NASA Mission: https://youtu.be/5wPMlKG16QY

Video (2013): Lt. Uhura's Warp Speed Visit to Dryden: https://youtu.be/5g-BcBgIE78


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Re: Nichelle Nichols

Postby mudmaiden » Tue Aug 02, 2022 4:17 am

If anyone is interested, Check out the documentary "Woman in Motion". It's a detailed story of Nichelle Nichols' amazing journey! It can be seen on Amazon Prime!
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Re: Nichelle Nichols

Postby water_bug_62208 » Tue Aug 02, 2022 6:56 am

Heard about Nichelle's passing on Sunday. So very sad to hear that she's gone. She heads into the final frontier.

Nichelle was one of my favorites amongst the original cast... such a lovely and attractive lady. I was so pleased to see her join the original cast in the movies that followed. She will be missed.

Lieutenant Uhura, open a hailing frequency. The order has been given... WARP SPEED, Nichelle!!!

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Re: Nichelle Nichols

Postby OBI-wan » Tue Aug 02, 2022 3:26 pm

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