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Lt Uhura Joins NASA Tour to Recruit Minorities Women in Motion
Nichelle Nichols of Star Trek fame travels with NASA to recruit women and minority scientists for the first space shuttle set to launch in 1979. The interview notes 2300 applications including 300 women and 200 minorities, and highlights Expo 77 in Washington, D.C. as promoting science and space careers.
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Betty Stevens
Nichelle Nichols
Uhura
Star Trek
Women In Motion
Los Angeles
Ms. Nichols
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Nichols
Earth
Paramount
Chicago