A space camp for girls, named for the late 'Star Trek' actress Nichelle Nichols, is launching in January 2026. Friends of the actress speak to PEOPLE about the impact the camp will have on women in STEM.
she is the first astronaut known to have been LGBTQ, a fact that she hid until her death, when her obituary identified O’Shaughnessy as her partner of 27 years.
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