Via a friend — New Astronaut Camp for Girls Named After Star Trek Actress Nichelle Nichols, Honored as Role Model:
the Nichelle Nichols Space Camp honors someone who pioneered … an idea that color barriers didn’t exist in outer space.
… Nichelle Nichols was the first black woman to star in a primetime American TV show when she took the role of Lieutenant Nyota Uhura on Star Trek. As a bridge officer, it wasn’t just that she had plenty of screen time in the show, but she was one of the highest ranking characters according to the show’s plotline.
So cool!