You know her as Uhura from the Star Trek universe, but her impact went far beyond the sci-fi world. Born in 1932 in Illinois, she had many careers before working with Gene Rodenberry. She was a model, a singer, a dancer, most notably working with Duke Ellington. Robert Heinlein dedicated his novel Friday (about a female artificial human) to her, she received her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the 90s, and she garnered numerous awards, including The Life Career Award at the 42nd Saturn Awards. But we are here to talk about her work with NASA.
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Nichelle Nichol's speech at NASA
