[NEWS] "Woman In Motion: Nichelle Nichols, Star Trek and the Remaking of NASA" trailer (documentary)

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"Woman In Motion:
Nichelle Nichols, Star Trek and the Remaking of NASA" trailer
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Paramount Plus also announced that the feature-length documentary
"Woman in Motion: Nichelle Nichols, Star Trek and the Remaking of
NASA" will begin streaming on June 3.

The news was revealed by Mica Burton, moderator of the "Women In
Motion" panel. Directed by Todd Thompson, the documentary features
the remarkable and inspiring true story of how the "Star Trek"
actress transformed her sci-fi television stardom into a real-life
science career.

In 1977, Nichols embarked on a campaign to bring diversity to
NASA. She formed the company Women In Motion, Inc. and recruited
more than 8,000 African American, Asian and Latino women and men
for the agency. Nichols and her program continue to influence the
younger generation of astronauts as well, including Mae Jemison,
the first female African American astronaut in space.

In addition to Nichols, "Woman in Motion" features notable
celebrities, activists, scientists and astronauts including Neil
deGrasse Tyson, George Takei, Pharrell Williams, Martin Luther
King III, Al Sharpton, Vivica A. Fox, Water Koenig, Rod
Roddenberry, Michael Dorn, Guy Bluford, Charles Bolden, Ivor
Dawson, Frederik Gregory and Benjamin Crump.

Watch the trailer below:
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ir8YhnEjab4> (region-blocked)


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