Most people have met and loved the actress Nichelle Nichols as Uhura in Star Trek – something that, after all, was also confirmed by her death back in July, with many people on social media rushing to say goodbye to the actress with some image or scene from the legendary series.

OUR Celeste Inc. A private company working with NASA, of course, decided to take it one step further. Or even a lot The ashes of the late Nichelle Nichols will go into space.

So, part of the ashes of the actress, who died at the age of 89, will be “put” on a rocket. Vulcan Centaur by United Launch Alliance for a flight that will take place during the year.

The rocket launch will take place in Florida, while the plane is waiting go beyond the James Webb telescope, in interplanetary space.

The ashes of Nichelle Nichols won’t be the only Star Trek cast to “travel” on said mission. Together they will James Doohan who played Montgomery Scott (or “Scotty”), the creator of the show. Gene Roddenberry and his wife Meigel Roddenberry who also played Christine Chappelle and number one on Star Trek, but also gave her voice to most of the computers on the show.

According to the Hollywood Reporter.