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Nichelle Nichols, Star Trek's 'Uhura,' Will Fly on NASA's SOFIA Observatory
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.
http://www.space.com/30171-star-trek-uhura-sofia-nasa-observatory.html [space.com]
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