Star Trek

FILE - In this May 6, 2018 file photo, actor William Shatner takes questions from reporters after delivering the commencement address at New England Institute of Technology graduation ceremonies, in Providence, R.I. Star Trek’s Captain Kirk is rocketing into space this month — boldly going where no other sci-fi actors have gone. Jeff Bezos’ space travel company, Blue Origin, announced Monday, Oct. 4, 2021 that Shatner will blast off from West Texas on Oct. 12.

William Shatner will fly to space aboard Blue Origin rocket

Marcia Dunn

Captain Kirk is rocketing into space: “Star Trek” actor William Shatner plans to blast off from West Texas next week. Kent-based space travel company Blue Origin announced Monday that Shatner will join the Oct. 12 flight with three others.

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Meet The Seattle Writer Fluent In An Alien Language

Jennifer Wing

Eric Andeen first encountered the Klingon language like most people, while watching the film "Star Trek 3: The Search For Spock" as the crew of the…

He'll do in a pinch: Leonard Nimoy as Mister Spock in the television series <em>Star Trek</em>.

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Highly Illogical: Why Every Incarnation Of 'Star Trek' Needs A Spock

Glen Weldon

Star Trek turns 50 tomorrow. Each of the various shows and films that make up the franchise feature a character who offers a third-person view of humanity; they're what make Star Trek what it is.

The original USS Enterprise model, from the classic <em>Star Trek </em>TV series<em>, </em>has been restored by the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum and will move to a permanent display in the museum's Boeing Milestones of Flight Hall on June 28.

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Smithsonian Sets Phasers To Restore On Original Starship Enterprise

NPR Staff

The Starship Enterprise — from the original Star Trek series — has gotten a restoration fit for a real-life spacecraft. It goes on display this week at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum.