In "The Lorelei Signal", a 1973 episode of Star Trek: The Animated Series, Uhura assumes command of the Enterprise when the male officers fall victim to a species of sirens and leads an all-female rescue party.
But Nichols, like many of her castmates, has perhaps overstated her place in "Trek" as the years have passed. She referred to Lt. Uhura as "fourth in command" of the Enterprise.
For those who remember, the USS Leondegrance is where Picard joined the Speed of Light Club, meaning he flew a ship at the speed of light for the first time while training aboard the Leondegrance as a cadet. This was in 2327, when Uhura was still its captain.
Christopher Pike is a fictional character in the Star Trek science fiction franchise. He is the immediate predecessor to James T. Kirk as captain of the starship USS Enterprise. Captain Pike, as played by Jeffrey Hunter in the original pilot "The Cage".
NCC is the Starfleet abbreviation for "Naval Construction Contract", comparable to what the U.S. Navy would call a hull number. Jefferies rejected 3, 6, 8, and 9 as "too easily confused" on screen; he eventually reasoned the Enterprise was the first vessel of Starfleet's 17th starship design, hence 1701.
The following contains spoilers for Star Trek: Picard Season 3, Episode 9, "Võx," streaming now on Paramount+. Star Trek: Picard showrunner Terry Matalas recently revealed that Worf (Michael Dorn) captained the USS Enterprise-E after Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart).
At the beginning of the third movie, we learn that Spock and Uhura decided to break up, after Spock mentioned his dilemma about going back to New Vulcan, getting married and helping to rebuild instead of going through his Starfleet carrier.
SHE WORE A YELLOW COMMAND UNIFORM IN SOME EARLY EPISODES
Blue uniforms are for science officers, including Bones and Spock, while red uniforms are for officers involved in operating and manning the ship. As a communications officer, Uhura is most commonly seen in a red uniform.
Spock to Capt. Christopher as "Lieutenant Commander Spock". Spock's rank throughout the entire series is Commander, not a mere Lieutenant Commander. Here, he is wearing the rank insignia of Commander (two full bars).
In "The Lorelei Signal", a 1973 episode of Star Trek: The Animated Series, Uhura assumes command of the Enterprise when the male officers fall victim to a species of sirens and leads an all-female rescue party.
In a deleted scene from Star Trek Nemesis, Martin Madden was a Starfleet commander who would have replaced William T. Riker as first officer of the starship USS Enterprise-E in 2379.
Eventu- ally McCoy ascended to the rank of Admiral. He was well known for two catchphrases: “He's dead, Jim!” (to describe medical futility); and “I'm a doctor, Jim, not a .
There is some debate whether Scotty and Uhura had a romantic relationship in canon, there were some scenes in the fifth movie, Star Trek V: The Final Frontier, that fans think indicated that Scotty and Uhura were in a relationship, but it is never stated explicitly in canon.
Her first name was adopted from the Swahili word "Uhuru" which meant freedom, and in many ways, her character exemplified that when appearing in the racially diverse show in 1966.
Spock and Uhura are initially introduced as student and teacher, but later scenes in Star Trek (2009) reveal that they are also in a romantic relationship.
Each character tries to resist, but eventually Kirk tilts Uhura back and the two kiss as the aliens lasciviously look on. The smooch is not a romantic one. But in 1968 to show a Black woman kissing a white man was a daring move.
Nichelle Nichols (/nɪˈʃɛl/ nish-EL; born Grace Dell Nichols; December 28, 1932 – July 30, 2022) was an American actress, singer and dancer whose portrayal of Uhura in Star Trek and its film sequels was groundbreaking for African American actresses on American television.
Sadly, Spock died without ever siring an heir, and in Star Trek canon, neither Kirk nor Spock got to have descendants to carry on their adventures and save the galaxy.
As Spock explained to Kirk in Star Trek: TOS, his union with T'Pring was "less than a marriage but more than a bethrothal." Indeed, Spock was meant to finally undergo the koon-ut-kal-if-fee marriage ritual with T'Pring in "Amok Time" before she invoked her right to have Spock fight to the death for her.
Sisko later heard that Worf's Klingon problems and his thirst for vengeance against the Klingon Empire did indeed lead to the destruction of the - thankfully empty - freighter. It's possible, therefore, that Worf's Klingon bloodlust also played a part in the situation that led to the destruction of the Enterprise-E.
James Tiberius Kirk, commonly known as James T. Kirk or Captain Kirk, is a fictional character in the Star Trek media franchise. Originally played by Canadian actor William Shatner, Kirk first appeared in Star Trek serving aboard the starship USS Enterprise as captain.
But as Beltran explained on Twitter, he declined to return. “I was offered an episode (first 2 then1) in Picard, but I simply did not like what they had written for Chakotay so I turned them down,” wrote Beltran.
