Attention, Trekkies. You might want to make a star date.
Nichelle Nichols, the actress best-known as Lt. Uhura on "Star Trek," headlines the list of featured guests at the 100 Year Starship 2012 Public Symposium coming to the Hyatt Regency downtown Sept. 13-16.
Dr. Mae Jemison, an astronaut and chair of the independent 100 Year Starship organization, is chairing the symposium, one of the first public events to raise funds for an initiative to make interstellar travel a reality. Dr. Richard Wainerdi, CEO of the Texas Medical Center, co-chairs.
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