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Star Trek

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  1. A television series of the 1960s, and later a series of successful films, in which a group of space explorers in their craft, the Enterprise, traveled through interstellar space.


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The original Star Trek programs spawned a number of other television series during the late twentieth century and early twenty-first century.

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The signage displays a chic Saarinen-drawn typeface that looks like it belongs in Star Trek.

From Slate Aug. 18, 2026

Crew members from "Star Trek" will also land in San Diego on Saturday, to commemorate six decades of exploring the far reaches of the universe.

From Barron's Jul. 23, 2026

Charged particles of solar wind constantly catapult toward Earth, but most get deflected by the magnetosphere, which acts like a real-life Star Trek shield.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

"I think of it like the Star Trek motto, to boldly go where no one has before," Burton says.

From Science Daily Apr. 23, 2026

The Firefly universe was anchored in a sector adjacent to the Star Wars galaxy, with a detailed re-creation of the Star Trek universe in the sector adjacent to that.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline

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