Nichelle Nichols, who gained fame as communications officer Lt. Uhura on the original “Star Trek” television series, has died at the age of 89. Her son Kyle Johnson said Nichols died Saturday in Silver City, New Mexico. “Last night, my mother, Nichelle Nichols, succumbed to natural causes and passed away. Her light however, like the […]
LOS ANGELES—William Shatner’s durable role as an avatar of space’s promise drew a frenzy of attention when fiction became fact with his rocket ride. The “Star Trek” actor says he was as surprised by it as he was gratified by the 10-minute, suborbital jaunt made possible by billionaire Jeff Bezos. The experience is the subject […]
The consumer price index is back at its highest reading since 2008. Prices for essentials like food and energy are up significantly, so will the government still move forward with its massive spending plans? President Joe Biden holds a meeting on supply chain issues, which are putting Christmas at risk. Experts tell NTD his plan […]
VAN HORN, Texas—Star Trek’s Captain Kirk, 90-year-old William Shatner, blasted into space Wednesday in a convergence of science fiction and science reality, reaching the final frontier aboard a ship built by Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin company. The “Star Trek” actor and three fellow passengers hurtled to an altitude of 66.5 miles (107 kilometers) over the […]
Billionaire Jeff Bezos’s space company confirmed that “Star Trek” actor William Shatner will fly onboard the company’s New Shepard launch vehicle as part of a four-person crew. Blue Origin’s New Shepard’s 18th mission, NS-18, is lifting off carrying four astronauts to space and back, including Dr. Chris Boshuizen, a former NASA engineer and co-founder of […]
William Shatner played a space-traveling Captain Kirk—but in real life, he’s never actually been to space. That’s supposed to change Tuesday. Instead of taking the Enterprise, he’s shooting for the stars in a Blue Origin spacecraft.
