Nichelle Nichols died on July 30th, 2022 at age 89. | Photo by Araya Diaz/Getty Images for Ovation The ashes of Nichelle Nichols, the actress who played Lieutenant Nyota Uhura in the original Star Trek , will get sent into deep space on a rocket that memorializes her and several other Star Trek veterans ( via Reuters ). Nichols’ son, Kyle Johnson, donated her ashes after she died in July at age 89 .
Source: Nichelle Nichols’ ashes will voyage to space aboard a Vulcan rocket
