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-: All channels clear.
-: Nichelle Nichols was a force to be reckoned with.
-: This woman is a true hero.
-: She had this air of limitlessness.
-: She's uncompromising in her belief
that the stars should be for everybody.
-: It's a big galaxy, Mr. Scott.
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-: I have my Uhura shirt on to get a little bit of bravery,
a little bit of armor,
when I'm going into something scary.
She was brave enough to do this
in a time where it was even harder.
-: Enterprise to Captain Kirk.
Come in Captain.
-: She was a great pioneer.
She was fearless.
She gave me a little bit of confidence.
-: She allowed women of color to exist
in an intellectual space.
-: We had control.
We had power.
-: I'm connecting the bypass circuit now.
-: I can think of no one better equipped to handle it,
Miss Uhura.
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-: I can't tell you how many people have come up
and said, "I became a doctor,
"I became this because of Nichelle Nichols."
The possibilities of our returning from this mission
in one piece may have just doubled.
-: She was so brilliant showing us
how far she could take that possibility.
-: Starfleet, are you aware of our current status?
-: She was able to use all the goodwill she had acquired
and say, "I'm gonna convert this to real world change."
-: She went up to NASA
and said, "This shouldn't just be a fictional world.
"People of color need to be included."
-: And I remember she pointed at me
and said, "I want you to apply for the astronaut program."
I never had the sense
that she thought anything was impossible.
-: It is overwhelming to try and encapsulate what she means.
-: The ability to dream,
to be whatever you want.
Nichelle Nichols did that.
-: Her legacy was turning fantasy into fact
because that's what she did.
-: Some people pick up the whole country
and they just move it forward a couple of paces.
-: She's been a beacon, really.
Making sure that everyone was seen.
-: Would you look at that?
-: It is an honor to try and have even a fraction
of the impact that she had.
-: The work of Star Trek has always been
to make people believe that our better angels will win.
There is no better angel than Nichelle Nichols.
-: I hope she knows that she's gonna continue to teach me.
-: Yeah, forever.
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