While Star Trek: Picard continues the character-driven story begun in Star Trek: The Next Generation, the first season of the Trek series had a very different premise than its predecessor. While GNTlike most “classic” Trek series, is a workplace drama of the week, picard leans into the serialized format which is much more common in […]
Month: September 2021
Some sci-fi fans have a lot to say about Space Force’s new uniforms
Earlier this week, as the most recently developed branch of the US military unveiled its new uniforms, fans of a certain sci-fi TV series began to say that the prototypes looked very familiar. The New York Post reports that General Jay Raymond, commander of the US Space Force unveiled the new uniforms on Tuesday. The […]
Soaring High: Pentagon Space Force Gets New Uniform
The US Space Force unveiled its new dress uniform design on Tuesday, aiming to mark the future of the Pentagon’s all-new uniformed service. The prototype for the new Guardians of the Space Force uniform, as they have been officially designated, is a cropped navy blue jacket with a large flap on the right chest, secured […]
Space Force’s new service dress and PT uniforms have landed
NATIONAL HARBOUR, Md.—The Space Force unveiled its new service dress and training uniform designs this week as it continues to forge its own identity at the Pentagon. Two Guardians showed off the business uniform for the first time at the Air Force Association’s annual conference here, showcasing a unisex look that the Space Force originally […]
Space Force Intensifies – FLYING Magazine
The command structure is defined. Official military doctrine outlining independent space power theory has been codified. The official seals, motto and flags have all been signed. Even the PT uniform, featuring the Star Trek-esque delta emblem at the hem of the race shorts, is being wear tested. This is all part of the massive build-up […]
‘Is Star Trek Enough?’: Space Force Ridiculed Over New Uniforms
Jhe new Space Force uniforms are some of the weirdest sets under the sun, according to some Twitter users. The newest service branch in the United States has unveiled its Guardian Service Uniforma prototype uniform for members of the Space Force, during the Space Force Annual Assembly Cyber Airspace conference on Tuesday. Social media users […]
Shades of ‘Star Trek’ and ‘Battlestar Galactica’
The newest military branch, the US Space Force, has released prototype uniforms for its Guardians. The uniforms, revealed at a conference in Maryland on Tuesday, feature a dark navy coat, gray pants and six buttons, which are meant to symbolize the space force as the sixth branch of the US military, the general said. John […]
Why Star Trek Starfleet Officers Need Therapy
This season, the third episode of Lower decks‘ focused a lot on Mariner and Tendi finally having a girls’ trip (and it’s going about as badly as you’d expect). However, one of the episode’s subplots involves their security commander, Shaxs, who suddenly returns as if nothing had happened. The main bridge crew often appear in […]
Star Trek: Enterprise – An Oral History of Starfleet’s First Adventure
CONNOR TRINNEER (actor, “Charles ‘Trip’ Tucker III”): I wanted this job many. It was a good, proven franchise with a good following. There were so many different things going on in it and it gave me the opportunity to play a kind of space cowboy – it was a dream job. Also, you need to […]
Launch of a competition to build robots for deep space exploration – News
Photo by @HopeMarsMission/Twitter Dubai – The winning team can also win a cash prize of up to Dh50,000 Published: Mon Sep 13, 2021 2:50 PM Last update: Tue Sep 14, 2021 8:01 AM A new competition will give students the opportunity to build, code and design robots to perform complex reconnaissance missions on Mars. But […]
Alex Kurtzman Talks ‘Starfleet Academy’ Series, ‘Very Excited’ About Potential Future Star Trek Show – TrekMovie.com
There was an easy-to-miss moment during the Star Trek Day live event, but the man in charge of the Star Trek universe for Paramount+ has spoken for the first time about what the next show might be. Kurtzman on Starfleet Academy Executive Producer Alex Kurtzman was unable to make it to the live event due […]
NASA scientists prepare the James Webb Space Telescope for deep space exploration ahead of December launch
By NASA // September 9, 2021 nasa and space news NASA plans to launch the James Webb Space Telescope into orbit on December 18, 2021, to serve as the first deep space observatory for the next decade. (NASA picture) The James Webb Space Telescope is scheduled to launch on December 18, 2021 from Kourou, French […]
Good day Star Trek. Starfleet arrives in New Jersey
On this day in 1966, the first episode of “Star Trek” aired on NBC, bringing Captain Kirk and a salt-hungry alien shapeshifter to homes across the country. Although Star Trek Day festivities have mostly centered around September 8, the party continues in New Jersey this weekend. Just days after the 55th anniversary of the long-running […]
How did Starfleet pay for all their fun at Quark’s bar?
How Starfleet more than likely paid for his drinks at Quark’s bar. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine introduced fans to another side of how the Federation works. In a near-utopian future, money no longer exists for the United Federation of Planets, but that doesn’t mean other cultures no longer use some form of currency. Enter […]
10 Starfleet decisions with the most devastating consequences
This article owes its thanks and inspiration to @SimonPoulterRM. Sometimes it’s quite easy to see that a decision can have certain consequences. Other times, there are unforeseen afterimages down the line, rippling through the story with threads of I told you so and ooh, I should have seen this coming. Either way, it’s not always […]