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Star Trek legend Nichelle Nichols 'set to have ashes and DNA blasted into deep space'

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Star Trek legend Nichelle Nichols boldly went where other actresses dared to go and will reach the final frontier as her remains are blasted into space.

Ashes and DNA from the iconic actress, who died aged 89 of natural causes last month, will be flown into space in a special "Enterprise mission" according to space and astronomy site Universe Today."Symbolic samples" of Nichelle, who played the role of Lieutenant Nyota Uhura will "reach the final frontier as early as this year" according to the publication. READ MORE: Star Trek legend Nichelle Nichols passes away aged 89 as tributes flood in for star Star Trek co-star William Shatner said his co-star helped "refine social issues" across the globe.

The pair shared an on-screen snog in 1968, in a season three episode titled Plato's Stepchildren, that has since been regarded as one of the first interracial kisses aired on TV and came after the Supreme Court in the US legalised interracial marriage.

United Launch Alliance's Vulcan Centaur mission is set to deliver a robotic lunar lander to scout for NASA's future Artemis flights to the moon and will deliver the actress's remains deeper into the solar system after.

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