In 1977, with just four months left, NASA struggles to recruit scientists, engineers and astronauts for their new Space Shuttle Program. That is when Nichelle Nichols, Star Trek’s Lt. Uhura, challenges them by asking the question: Where are my people? She embarks on a national blitz, recruiting 8,000 of the nation’s best and brightest, including the trailblazing astronauts who became the first African American, Asian and Latino men and women to fly in space.

WOMAN IN MOTION

The inspiring true story of how renowned Star Trek actress Nichelle Nichols pioneered the NASA recruiting program to hire people of color and the first female astronauts for the space agency.

With Bonnie K. Baxter, Ph.D. Director, Great Salt Lake Institute Professor and Chair of Biology at Westminster College

WOMAN IN MOTION Post-film Discussion

With Bonnie K. Baxter, Ph.D. Director, Great Salt Lake Institute Professor and Chair of Biology at Westminster College

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WOMAN IN MOTION: Nichelle Nichols, Star Trek and the Remaking of NASA 

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