'Star Trek' Icon Nichelle Nichols' Ashes to Be Launched Into Space

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Nichelle Nichols will live long and prosper in space when her ashes are launched into the beyond later this year. Celestis, Inc., the leader in Memorial Spaceflights, announced that it will carry the  icon's ashes when its Vulcan rocket embarks on its mission sometime in 2022 and launches a symbolic portion of her cremated remains and a DNA sample into deep space onboard the Enterprise Flight.According to the company, the Enterprise Flight will travel between 150 million to 300 million kilometers into deep space — well beyond the Earth-Moon system to interplanetary space.

That same flight is expected to launched over 200 flight capsules containing cremated remains (ashes), messages of greetings and DNA samples from clients worldwide.Nichols, known for her iconic role as Lt.

Nyota Uhura, will also be joined by her son, Kyle Johnson, who will submit his DNA to allow him to take this journey with his late mother.

The rocket will launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida.«My only regret is that I cannot share this eternal tribute standing beside my mother at the launch,» Johnson said. «I know she would be profoundly honored for this unique experience and enthusiastically encourage all of her fans to join us vicariously by contributing your thoughts, affections, memories, [Nichelle Nichols-]inspired successes, dreams, and aspirations via email to be launched with her on this flight!»It's true.