On today's Star Trek news roundup: William Shatner reacts emotionally to his trip to space; Robert Beltran confirms his role in Star Trek: Prodigy; and Anson Mount announces a wrap on Strange New Worlds. Plus Star Trek Online launches a new Halloween event, and we talked to Ian Spelling about Star Trek: A Celebration.

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Chakotay in Star Trek: Prodigy, Strange New Worlds wraps, and oh yeah! Shatner has been to space

William Shatner is headed to space; SNL parodies the whole billionaire space race with a new 

William Shatner goes to space, while SNL lampoons Bezos and Musk! Plus animation news

Star Trek Online is kicking butt at its latest fundraiser; vintage sci-fi is getting a reboot; Star Trek fiction is stronger than ever, and this week’s history will take you down a wonderful rabbit hole of comic book art, if you want it to. Plus learn the details of how you can win a copy of The Autobiography of Mr. Spock. Today’s stories: Star Trek Online charity fundraiser TekWar reboot Star Trek Explorer fiction Dayton Ward interview Carl Tart on Kayshon in Star Trek: Lower Decks Jeffrey Combs on Agimus in Lower Decks Russ Heath 

TekWar and Babylon 5 are coming back - what's next? Plus Star Trek Online goes pew per for charity

It’s a bumper show as we’re catching up on a few stories we missed last week! There's news that there are multiple Star Trek movies in the works; Star Trek: Picard’s Michelle Hurd has been honored for basically making the world a better place; there’s an epic new Star Trek novel trilogy starting next week; the gaming world is just going gangbusters; AND we finally have a date for The Orville season 3.

Star Trek 4 (and more?), the Coda trilogy, and Fleet Command on PC. Plus The Orville S3 premiere!

I’ve got another special guest today on Daily Star Trek News! Here to celebrate the launch of the latest season of Star Trek Online, I’m talking to Star Trek: Deep Space Nine’s Leeta - and now Star Trek Online’s Admiral Leeta - Chase Masterson. We’ve got plenty to talk about, from her journey with the game, to her charity work with Pop Culture Hero Coalition, and why Star Trek Online fans are helping make a real difference to people in the real world.

INTERVIEW: Chase Masterson on Admiral Leeta's new role in Star Trek Online: Reflections

The biggest news this week comes courtesy of Star Trek Day 2021, but it's not all that happened! Join me to discuss Star Trek: Prodigy, Lower Decks, Discovery, Strange New Worlds and Picard, as well as other stuff like Star Trek bibles, a Reading Rainbow documentary, a new Roddenberry Foundation campaign, and more. Today's show was sponsored by BetterHelp. Get 10% your first month of counseling at betterhelp.com/dstn.

Star Trek Day 2021: premiere dates and character reveals! Plus Reading Rainbow and Trek bibles

The new title sequence from Star Trek: Prodigy has just dropped; there’s a new - huge - casting announcement for Star Trek: Picard; we’ve got a new sneak peek from the upcoming Star Trek: Voyager documentary To The Journey; and in science news, Voyager’s Tim Russ is helping NASA detect asteroids. This show is supported by people like you through Patreon - find out more and add your support at patreon.com/dailystartreknews.

Star Trek: Picard's Borg Queen, Prodigy's new title sequence and behind the scenes on Voyager doc

We're saying goodbye to Eddie Paskey and Bill Burke; talking about Robert Beltran (and maybe Chakotay?) in Star Trek: Prodigy, as well as John Noble and Jimmi Simpson as new Prodigy villains; The Orville has wrapped season 3; and Star Trek Day is coming on September 8th. I'm rounding up this week's biggest Star Trek news and looking forward at what's coming. Today's show was sponsored by BetterHelp. Get 10% off your first month of counseling at betterhelp.com/dstn.

Star Trek: Prodigy Villains, The Orville season 3, saying goodbye to Eddie Paskey

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Not Your Daily Star Trek News - August 23, 2021

Kenneth Mitchell defies ALS with an on-stage appearance at the 55-Year Mission convention in Las Vegas; The Prop Store has teamed up with ViacomCBS to offer official Star Trek: Discovery and Short Treks props at auction; and the answer to this week’s Trek trivia. Today’s show is sponsored by BetterHelp. Get 10% off your first month of counseling at betterhelp.com/dstn.

Kenneth Mitchell takes the stage at STLV! Plus Star Trek: Discovery and Short Treks props at auction

Mike McMahan says that in Star Trek: Lower Decks season 2 “the training wheels are off”; Wines that Rock have released two new Star Trek wines; and the weekend’s Star Trek events (spoiler alert: it’s pretty much just STLV). Today’s show is sponsored by BetterHelp. Get 10% off your first month of counseling at betterhelp.com/dstn.

McMahan on Lower Decks season 2, plus new Andorian and Cardassian Star Trek wines

Actor Jerry O’Connell says Star Trek: Lower Decks is a “celebration of all things Trek”; reference book Star Trek Shipyards get a future-looking update; Robert Picardo’s free autograph challenge has resulted in a “sizable” uptake of the COVID-19 vaccine; and Star Trek history. Today’s show is sponsored by BetterHelp. Get 10% off your first month of counseling at betterhelp.com/dstn.

O'Connell on Star Trek: Lower Decks: it's a "celebration of all things Trek"! Plus Picardo's "sizable" impact on COVID-19 vaccine uptake

Eugene Cordero and Noël Wells discuss Rutherford and Tendi’s relationship in Star Trek: Lower Decks season 2; explore Deep Space 9 and Beyond with the new Designing Starships book from Hero Collector; and B’Elanna Torres stars in this week’s Trek Trivia. Today’s show is sponsored by BetterHelp. Get 10% off your first month of counseling at betterhelp.com/dstn.

Rutherford and Tendi in Star Trek: Lower Decks S2! Plus designing Deep Space Nine, and Trek Trivia

Tawny Newsome says the new season of Star Trek: Lower Decks is “zero Fs given”; Creation Entertainment’s Gary Berman discusses this year’s Las Vegas convention, and its future; and Zoe Saldana is making a new anime with streaming service Crunchyroll. Today’s show is sponsored by BetterHelp. Get 10% off your first month of counseling at betterhelp.com/dstn.

Star Trek: Lower Decks S2: "Zero Fs given"! Plus the future of STLV, and Zoe Saldana's new anime

Paramount+ and Star Trek: Prodigy are coming to Europe thanks to a new deal with Sky; here in the US, however, Star Trek films have jumped to AMC+; Mission: AstroAccess is looking for disabled applicants for their upcoming zero-G flight; and the answer to Tuesday’s trivia question. Today’s show is supported by people like you through Patreon. Find out more and add your support at patreon.com/dailystartreknews.

Star Trek: Prodigy heads to Europe with Paramount+ and Sky! Plus AstroAccess is recruiting disabled people for a zero-G flight

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