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D'Vana Tendi
D'Vana Tendi, commonly known simply as Tendi, is a fictional character from the American science fiction television series ''Star Trek: Lower Decks''. She is the first Orion (Star Trek), Orion main character in a ''Star Trek'' show. Among Orions, she is known as the Mistress of the Winter Constellations. Tendi is voiced by Noël Wells. She also appeared in the animated portions of the 2023 ''Star Trek: Strange New Worlds'' crossover episode "Those Old Scientists". Characterization ''Lower Decks'' series creator Mike McMahan described Tendi as "hilarious and just a source of joy". McMahan noted that the character is "a huge Starfleet fan" and that "being on the ship, every day just blows her mind". Tendi often has to deal with stereotypes that cast Orions as thieves, slavers, and pirates (including from her friend Beckett Mariner in the episodes "Crisis Point" and "We'll Always Have Tom Paris"). Tendi also wants to be liked by all, saying "It kills me when someone doesn't like me! ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lower Decks
''Star Trek: Lower Decks'' is an American adult animated science fiction television series created by Mike McMahan for the streaming service CBS All Access (later rebranded as Paramount+). It is the ninth ''Star Trek'' series and debuted in 2020 as part of executive producer Alex Kurtzman's expanded ''Star Trek'' Universe. The franchise's first animated series since '' Star Trek: The Animated Series'' concluded in 1974, and also its first comedy, ''Lower Decks'' follows the low-ranking support crew of the starship ''Cerritos'' in the 24th century. Tawny Newsome, Jack Quaid, Noël Wells, and Eugene Cordero voice the lower decks crew members of the ''Cerritos'', with Dawnn Lewis, Jerry O'Connell, Fred Tatasciore, and Gillian Vigman providing voices for the ship's senior officers. Work on an animated ''Star Trek'' series began in June 2018. McMahan joined as creator and showrunner by that October, when ''Lower Decks'' was ordered for two seasons by All Access. The series is produ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Those Old Scientists
"Those Old Scientists" is the seventh episode of the second season of the American television series '' Star Trek: Strange New Worlds''. The series follows Captain Christopher Pike and the crew of the starship ''Enterprise'' in the 23rd century as they explore new worlds and carry out missions during the decade before '' Star Trek: The Original Series'' (1966–1969). The episode is a crossover with the animated comedy series '' Star Trek: Lower Decks'' (2020–2024) in which Ensigns Beckett Mariner and Brad Boimler from that series are sent back in time and interact with the crew of Pike's ''Enterprise'', who try to send them back to their own time. It was written by Kathryn Lyn and Bill Wolkoff, and directed by Jonathan Frakes. Anson Mount, Ethan Peck, and Rebecca Romijn respectively star as Pike, Spock, and Number One, along with Jess Bush, Christina Chong, Celia Rose Gooding, Melissa Navia, and Babs Olusanmokun. The second season of ''Strange New Worlds'' was annou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Starfleet Academy
Starfleet is a fictional organization in the ''Star Trek'' media franchise. Within this fictional universe, Starfleet is a uniformed space force maintained by the United Federation of Planets ("the Federation") as the principal means for conducting deep space exploration, research, defense, peacekeeping, and diplomacy (although Starfleet predates the Federation, having originally been an Earth organization, as shown by the television series '' Star Trek: Enterprise''). While most of Starfleet's members are human and it has been headquartered on Earth, hundreds of other species are also represented. Most of the franchise's protagonists are Starfleet commissioned officers. History During production of early episodes of the original series, several details of the makeup of the ''Star Trek'' universe had yet to be worked out, including the operating authority for the USS ''Enterprise''. The terms ''Star Service'' (" The Conscience of the King"), ''Spacefleet Command'' (" The S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spacewalking
Extravehicular activity (EVA) is any activity done by an astronaut in outer space outside a spacecraft. In the absence of a breathable atmosphere of Earth, Earthlike atmosphere, the astronaut is completely reliant on a space suit for environmental support. EVA includes spacewalks and Moon, lunar or planetary surface exploration (commonly known from 1969 to 1972 as moonwalks). In a stand-up EVA (SEVA), an astronaut stands through an open hatch but does not fully leave the spacecraft. EVAs have been conducted by the Soviet Union/Russia, the United States, Canada, the European Space Agency and China. On March 18, 1965, Alexei Leonov became the first human to perform a spacewalk, exiting the Voskhod 2 capsule for 12 minutes and 9 seconds. On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong became the first human to perform a moonwalk, outside his lunar lander on Apollo 11 for 2 hours and 31 minutes. In 1984, Svetlana Savitskaya became the first woman to perform a spacewalk, conducting EVA outside the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terminal Provocations
The first season of the American Adult animation, adult animated television series ''Star Trek: Lower Decks'' is set in the 24th century and follows the adventures of the low-ranking officers with menial jobs on the starship ''Cerritos'', one of Starfleet's least important starships. The season was produced by CBS Eye Animation Productions in association with Secret Hideout, Important Science, Roddenberry Entertainment, and animation studio Titmouse, Inc., Titmouse, with Mike McMahan serving as showrunner and Juno Lee as supervising director. Tawny Newsome, Jack Quaid, Noël Wells, and Eugene Cordero voice the lower decks crew members of the ''Cerritos'', with Dawnn Lewis, Jerry O'Connell, Fred Tatasciore, and Gillian Vigman providing voices for the ship's senior officers. ''Lower Decks'' was ordered in October 2018 with McMahan on board as showrunner. The series is a comedy, but the writers did not want to stray too far from the rest of the ''Star Trek'' franchise and used sim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
