Huntsville AL: The Nichelle Nichols Space Camp for Girls Set to Open in 2026

Announcement from The Roddenberry Foundation

Nichelle Nichols, who broke barriers for women and girls everywhere, is dearly missed every day.

We are thrilled that she will continue to help girls reach for the stars through the Nichelle Nichols Space Camp, set to open in Huntsville, Alabama in 2026. 

By cultivating young leaders through the philosophy of IDIC–Infinite Diversity in Infinite Combinations–this incredible new program is building the future that we’ve all hoped for.

Ms Nichols was a highly loved and well-respected American actress, singer and dancer who portrayed Lieutenant Uhura in the television series "Star Trek", a long-running television series initially backed by Desilu Studios and Lucille Ball.

The film sequel was groundbreaking for African American actors on the American television soundstages. [ The Nichelle Nichols Foundation is located in Manhattan Beach, CA. ]

She was born December 28, 1932 in Robbins, IL and died on July 30, 2022 at the age of 89, in Silver City, NM.

ABOUT THE SPACE & ROCKET CENTER

Huntsville AL is home to the state's most visited attraction and the largest space museum in the world: the U.S. Space & Rocket Center (USSRC). 

The USSRC is a Smithsonian Affiliate and the Official Visitor Center for NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center.

Not only is America’s space program on exhibit in Huntsville, but it was also forged here. 

it is known as the “Rocket City” because Huntsville is where the rockets that put man on the moon were developed. 

When you visit this attraction, you can’t help but feel the anticipation that Dr. Wernher von Braun and his team must have felt as they prepared to make history. 

You can learn more about NASA's current plans to travel to Mars with the world’s most powerful rocket – the Space Launch System (SLS).

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