/tags/star-trek Star Trek en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Sun, 31 Jul 2022 20:04:00 GMT /news/npr-breaking-news/2022-07-31/nichelle-nichols-lt-uhura-on-star-trek-dies-at-89 Nichols broke ground and paved the way for Black actors in Hollywood as Uhura. Her castmate George Takei wrote, "We lived long and prospered together." Sun, 31 Jul 2022 20:04:00 GMT /news/npr-breaking-news/2022-07-31/nichelle-nichols-lt-uhura-on-star-trek-dies-at-89 Mandalit del Barco /news/npr-breaking-news/2021-10-11/william-shatner-is-bound-for-space-but-the-rest-of-us-will-have-to-wait New space companies are touting space tourism. But so far the final frontier has been the playground of the rich or famous, plus a few everyday folks who had a bit of luck. Mon, 11 Oct 2021 14:26:08 GMT /news/npr-breaking-news/2021-10-11/william-shatner-is-bound-for-space-but-the-rest-of-us-will-have-to-wait Nell Greenfieldboyce /news/2021-10-05/william-shatner-is-going-to-space-next-week-for-real At age 90, the Star Trek actor is poised to become the oldest person ever to visit space. "It's never too late to experience new things," Shatner said on Monday. Tue, 05 Oct 2021 11:19:58 GMT /news/2021-10-05/william-shatner-is-going-to-space-next-week-for-real Bill Chappell /2018-08-05/patrick-stewart-is-reprising-his-role-as-captain-picard-in-new-star-trek-series For fans who have dreamed about the return of Jean-Luc Picard to Star Trek, actor Patrick Stewart might as well borrow his character's classic catchphrase and say, "Make it so." Sun, 05 Aug 2018 21:06:33 GMT /2018-08-05/patrick-stewart-is-reprising-his-role-as-captain-picard-in-new-star-trek-series Merrit Kennedy