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Nichelle Nichols, Star Trek's 'Uhura,' Will Fly on NASA's SOFIA Observatory

posted by cmn32480 on Friday August 07 2015, @09:23AM   Printer-friendly
from the kirk-to-enterprise dept.

First time submitter jIyajbe writes in with an article from Space.com:

While it's not quite beaming up to a spacecraft, a "Star Trek" celebrity plans to take part in a special NASA flight to observe the universe.

Nichelle Nichols, best known for playing Lt. Nyota Uhura on "Star Trek: The Original Series," will join the crew of the SOFIA (Stratospheric Infrared Observatory) aircraft on Sept. 17, the star announced July 31.

"I am honored to say that I will be among the first non-essential personnel to experience NASA's newest telescope: SOFIA," Nichols wrote on StarPower, a website celebrities use to raise money for charities.

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  • (Score: 3, Funny) by skullz on Friday August 07 2015, @02:54PM

    by skullz (2532) on Friday August 07 2015, @02:54PM (#219585)

    Is it just me or is that airplane of theirs bad ass looking? I mean, its got a huge death ray!

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