Years ago, I met my favorite astronaut Dr. Mae Jemison (100 Year Starship) and astrophysicist Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson within hours of each other. To say I was starstruck is an understatement. (Yes, yes, I know.) Then, that same month, I sat next to Nichelle Nichols on a cross-country flight. You'll remember her as Commander Uhura on the original Star Trek series. An actress and singer, she was also an instrumental figure in recruitment for NASA (National Aeronautics and Space