[Nichelle Nichols Shuttle Astronaut Recruitment]

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Nichelle Nichols (Lieutenant Uhura) wants you to work on the Space Shuttle Enterprise in this government produced film from 1977. Nichelle Nichols played communications officer Lieutenant (later, Commander) Uhura aboard the USS Enterprise in the Star Trek television series (1966–1969), working to recruit diverse astronauts to NASA, including women and ethnic minorities.

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1 film (5 min., 52 sec.): sd., col. ; 16 mm.

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A-V Corporation 1977.

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Nichelle Nichols (Lieutenant Uhura) wants you to work on the Space Shuttle Enterprise in this government produced film from 1977. Nichelle Nichols played communications officer Lieutenant (later, Commander) Uhura aboard the USS Enterprise in the Star Trek television series (1966–1969), working to recruit diverse astronauts to NASA, including women and ethnic minorities.

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1 film (5 min., 52 sec.): sd., col. ; 16 mm.

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  • Preferred Citation: Nichelle Nichols NASA Astronaut Recruitment Film (AR0931), University of North Texas Special Collections

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A-V Corporation. [Nichelle Nichols Shuttle Astronaut Recruitment], video, 1977; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1770594/: accessed April 30, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.

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