The ashes of late Star Trek actress Nickel Nichols will be launched into space later this year.

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space later this year. File photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI Celestis, a private company

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announced Friday that part of Nicholas' ashes and a DNA sample will be launched into space

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We are truly honored to have a great actress, activist and educator included in the Enterprise Flight Manifest

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Charles M. Chafer, Co-Founder and CEO of Celestis, said in a statement.

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Nichols died on July 31 at the age of 89. She was one of the first black women to play a leading role in a TV show

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Rocket will also carry the ashes of other Star Trek figures, including Gene Roddenberry

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The flight will travel between 90 and 180 miles into deep space and will launch more than 200 flight capsules

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Celestis is also collecting tribute messages that fans can submit through the company's website

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Nichols' son, Kyle Johnson, said, "I only regret that I cannot share this eternal tribute to my mother standing with me at the launch

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