Tag: Star Trek
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How the Star Trek saga blazed new trails for space exploration — with a hand from superfan Jeff Bezos
Jeff Bezos celebrates after his Blue Origin spaceflight in 2021, at left, and plays it cool as a Starfleet officer in the 2016 film “Star Trek Beyond.” (Photos: Blue Origin / Paramount via Justin Lin) Over the course of five decades, advances in space science and exploration have changed the Star Trek saga — but…
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Star Trek’s original Mr. Spock beams down for vaccine-boosting billboard campaign
Mr. Spock’s visage graces a pro-vaccination billboard in Los Angeles. (Julie Nimoy via Twitter) It’s been almost seven years since Leonard Nimoy, the actor who created the role of Mr. Spock on “Star Trek,” passed away due to respiratory disease — but his character may be coming soon to a billboard near you, as part…
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‘The most profound experience’: Blue Origin sends Star Trek’s William Shatner to the final frontier
Blue Origin’s New Shepard suborbital spaceship fires up its engine. (Blue Origin via YouTube) Reality caught up with science fiction today when Star Trek actor William Shatner, a.k.a. Captain James T. Kirk, briefly crossed into outer space aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard suborbital spaceship. In the process, the 90-year-old Shatner took the title of oldest…
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How to watch William Shatner beam up to suborbital space on Blue Origin’s rocket
Star Trek captain William Shatner gets tips from Jeff Bezos during a rehearsal for a suborbital space trip in Blue Origin’s New Shepard crew capsule. (Blue Origin via Instagram) More than a half-century after William Shatner first played a starship captain roaming the galaxy in “Star Trek,” he’s getting a real-life ride to the edge…
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William Shatner’s space trek is turning up a spotlight on Blue Origin’s highs and lows
Future suborbital spacefliers Audrey Powers, William Shatner, Chris Boshuizen and Glen de Vries pose in front of Blue Origin’s New Shepard spaceship. (Blue Origin Photo via Instagram) Star Trek captain William Shatner’s scheduled suborbital space trip is bringing a renewed flood of attention to Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture — but like a movie…
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Blue Origin confirms it’ll give Star Trek captain William Shatner a suborbital ride
Blue Origin’s Sarah Knights gives William Shatner a tour of the West Texas launch tower. (Blue Origin Photo) It’s official: Star Trek actor William Shatner is due to fly on Blue Origin’s New Shepard suborbital spaceship next week, becoming the oldest person to go into space at the age of 90. Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’…
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Star Trek’s George Takei tweaks President Trump over Space Force’s trekky new seal
The seal for Star Trek’s fictional Starfleet Command has some design elements in common with the seal for the U.S. Space Force. (CBS / Space Force Images via Twitter) We don’t know whether Mr. Spock would have cocked an eyebrow over the Starfleet-like U.S. Space Force seal that was revealed by President Donald Trump today,…
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Who’s the best Star Trek captain? Alexa agrees with Jeff Bezos when Picard drops in on Amazon HQ
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and Patrick Stewart, who plays Captain Jean-Luc Picard in a new Star Trek streaming series, share a laugh during Stewart’s visit to Amazon’s Seattle headquarters. (Jeff Bezos via Instagram) When the actor who plays the boss’ favorite Star Trek captain drops in at the office, it’s best to agree with the…
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Vonda N. McIntyre, 1948-2019: Final novel adds to Seattle science-fiction star’s legacy
Vonda McIntyre, 1948-2019. (SFWA Photo) Vonda N. McIntyre, a leader of Seattle’s science-fiction community who made her mark with “Star Trek” novels as well as the Clarion West Writers Workshop, has passed away at the age of 70. McIntyre was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer eight weeks ago — but she managed to complete her final…
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Fascinating! Astronomers spot super-Earth orbiting Mr. Spock’s fictional home star
An artist’s conception shows a super-Earth in orbit around HD 26965, which is Mr. Spock’s home star in “Star Trek” lore. (University of Florida Illustration) Has the planet Vulcan been found? Vulcan’s most famous fictional inhabitant, Mr. Spock of “Star Trek” fame, would certainly raise an eyebrow if he heard that astronomers have detected a…