Review by jpatel12

Nichelle Nichols is an inspirational and exhilarating persona. She believed and encouraged herself from day one and continued to pursue her dream of becoming a ballerina. Usually, people study for one career and stick to it throughout their life. However, she went from being a ballerina to a Star Trek actress to a NASA scientist. She taught me to believe in myself. I am surprised and shocked that I have never heard about her personality before. Nichelle Nichols showed that nothing is impossible; everything is possible, as long as you have faith and hope in yourself. Nichelle Nichols changed the view of gender in NASA. She introduced the role of women in NASA. In the astronaut testing for NASA, the women had outperformed the men. This showed that we shouldn't underestimate women's ability in life. Not only did she introduce the role of women in NASA, but she also introduced the role of people of minority descent. She was one of the first African-Americans to have a job at NASA. She motivated many African-Americans to come to NASA and become astronauts or any other job. She trained hundreds of entrants to become astronauts. After watching this film, my curiosity increased to learn more about the role of gender and race in NASA.