Articles about Star Trek

Jeff Bezos at Blue Origin and in "Star Trek Beyond"

How the Star Trek saga blazed new trails for space exploration — with a hand from superfan Jeff Bezos

Over the course of five decades, advances in space science and exploration have changed the Star Trek saga — but… Read More

Star Trek’s original Mr. Spock beams down for vaccine-boosting billboard campaign

It’s been almost seven years since Leonard Nimoy, the actor who created the role of Mr. Spock on “Star Trek,”… Read More

‘The most profound experience’: Blue Origin sends Star Trek’s William Shatner to the final frontier

Reality caught up with science fiction today when Star Trek actor William Shatner, a.k.a. Captain James T. Kirk, briefly crossed… Read More

How to watch William Shatner beam up to suborbital space on Blue Origin’s rocket

More than a half-century after William Shatner first played a starship captain roaming the galaxy in “Star Trek,” he’s getting… Read More

William Shatner’s space trek is turning up a spotlight on Blue Origin’s highs and lows

Star Trek captain William Shatner’s scheduled suborbital space trip is bringing a renewed flood of attention to Jeff Bezos’ Blue… Read More

Blue Origin confirms it’ll give Star Trek captain William Shatner a suborbital ride

It’s official: Star Trek actor William Shatner is due to fly on Blue Origin’s New Shepard suborbital spaceship next week,… Read More

Star Trek’s George Takei tweaks President Trump over Space Force’s trekky new seal

We don’t know whether Mr. Spock would have cocked an eyebrow over the Starfleet-like U.S. Space Force seal that was… Read More

Who’s the best Star Trek captain? Alexa agrees with Jeff Bezos when Picard drops in on Amazon HQ

When the actor who plays the boss’ favorite Star Trek captain drops in at the office, it’s best to agree… Read More

GeekWire Calendar Picks: The science of Star Trek aliens; Global Game Jam; and celebrating startups

— Lots of science fiction movies and television series feature alien life that looks, for the most part, like us.… Read More

Microsoft-backed universal blood test could start diagnosing disease ‘within a small number of years’

REDMOND — A groundbreaking system that would use artificial intelligence to diagnose several diseases from a single blood test may… Read More

Vonda N. McIntyre, 1948-2019: Final novel adds to Seattle science-fiction star’s legacy

Vonda N. McIntyre, a leader of Seattle’s science-fiction community who made her mark with “Star Trek” novels as well as… Read More

GeekWire Calendar Picks: The GeekWire Bash is a week away; International Women’s Day; and the future of Star Trek

Did you spend years in your parents’ basement playing ping pong? Or foosball? Or Catan? If so, join the GeekWire… Read More

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Remembering fallen astronauts and learning to build board games

We probably all know someone who wanted to be an astronaut when they grew up. You may even have wanted… Read More

Fascinating! Astronomers spot super-Earth orbiting Mr. Spock’s fictional home star

Has the planet Vulcan been found? Vulcan’s most famous fictional inhabitant, Mr. Spock of “Star Trek” fame, would certainly raise… Read More

Mr. Sulu goes social: ‘Star Trek’ vet George Takei beams up to Russell Wilson’s TraceMe fan app

Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson may be the founder of the TraceMe fan networking platform, but to hear George Takei… Read More

Kirk or Picard? Star Trek geek Jeff Bezos makes his choice at Oscars photo op

Kirk, Picard or Janeway? That choice of Star Trek captains is a standard question on our Geek of the Week… Read More

‘Kill Bill’ Shatner? Video spoof touts Quentin Tarantino’s R-rated ‘Star Trek’

What would an R-rated “Star Trek” movie directed by Quentin Tarantino look like? We may find out someday soon: The… Read More

‘Star Trek: Discovery’ ranks Elon Musk alongside Wright Brothers and warp drive

SpaceX founder Elon Musk hasn’t yet scored a cameo on the Star Trek stage, as fellow billionaire Jeff Bezos did… Read More

Make it so, Alexa: Amazon adds a few new Star Trek skills to AI assistant’s repertoire

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has said the Alexa voice-activated AI assistant was inspired by the talking computer on “Star Trek,”… Read More

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Women’s Startup Hackathon, Great American Eclipses, and more

Diversity — or lack thereof — in the tech and startup worlds is a persistent problem. But there are plenty of… Read More

30 years later, the legacy of ‘Star Trek: The Next Generation’ lives on

Silicon Valley Comic Con held a panel to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Star Trek: The Next Generation (TNG) this… Read More

Beam me up! In homage to ‘Star Trek,’ Amazon adds ‘computer’ to list of Echo wake words

Amazon has updated its list of words users can use to trigger their Echo devices, and, much to the delight of… Read More

An R-rated ‘Star Trek’? It could happen online, CBS Interactive’s CEO tells Recode

Naked aliens? Foul-mouthed Starfleet officers? Theoretically, you could be seeing and hearing such things in the online-only shows that’ll be… Read More

The inside story behind Jeff Bezos’ alien cameo on ‘Star Trek Beyond’

When “Star Trek Beyond” comes out on DVD next week, you can freeze-frame on the big-name cameo appearance that zipped… Read More

‘Star Trek’ at 50: How a space saga inspired a generation of scientists, engineers and writers

Fifty years after “Star Trek” made its debut, the science-fiction saga’s biggest legacy may well be its inspirational impact on millions of scientists… Read More

Facebook beams its ‘like’ options into the Star Trek universe for science-fiction fans

Do you love “Live Long and Prosper”? Then you’ll probably be reacting to Facebook posts with Star Trek icons today. The… Read More

Oh, that kiss! How ‘Star Trek’ voyaged into controversial social and political frontiers

Fifty years ago, “Star Trek” pushed the frontiers of technology with 23rd-century smartphones – also known as communicators – but the… Read More

‘Building Star Trek’ connects 50-year-old artifacts with 23rd-century technologies

The vision of the future that “Star Trek” laid out in 1966 may have been bright and shiny, but 50 years… Read More

Starship Enterprise in "Star Trek Beyond"

5 tech tidbits from ‘Star Trek Beyond’

Spoiler Alert! This post doesn’t reveal any major plot twists, but it does explore some new twists seen in “Star Trek Beyond.”… Read More

Get a look at Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos as an alien in ‘Star Trek Beyond’

You’d hardly recognize Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos in the super-heavy makeup he wears as an alien Starfleet official in “Star… Read More