2ND QUARTER 2021 VOLUME 14 ISSUE 6 FROM THE DESK OF THE CHIEF 2

SFA VICE COMMANDANT’S LOG 3

SFMCA SUPERINTENDENT’S LOG 4

ACADEMY INFORMATION 5

CAMPUS COMMAND STAFF 6

OUTSTANDING STUDENTS 6

ACADEMY GRADUATES 8

ACADEMY DEGREE PROGRAM 11

BRIDGE OFFICER CERTIFICATION 12

VESSEL READINESS CERTIFICATION PROGRAM 14

LIST OF BOOTHBY AWARDS 15

SFA BOOTHBY AWARDS 16

NEWS FROM THE GALAXY 17 US Airforce Distributes George Takei Book 17 Trek Artist Talks Queer Representation In ST 18 New Trek Playmates Toys 19 Romulan Whiskey 20 Bautista “Born To Be A Klingon” 20 Perseids 21 Prodigy Crew 22 Wandavision Director On St 22 Largest Ever Discovered 23

FUNNY PAGES 24

WORD SEARCH 25

CLASSIFIEDS 26

FROM THE EDITOR 27 IN THIS ISSUE:

1 FROM THE DESK OF THE CHIEF OF EDUCATION SERVICES TJ ALLEN The Office of Educational Services has been continually working with CompOps to get the grades from the blackout period put into the database. We have gotten the SFDPP grades put in and they are up to Institute of Intelligence and Espionage and Institute of International Studies. I want to Thank Jayden Tyronian and Tony Knopes for their support in getting these complete. Please be patient, as we are still moving down the Institutes.

I want to take time to mention the Privacy Policy. STARFLEET Academy is working on getting the recert course set. Recertification is a yearly task that we all have to take if we are in a position that requires it such as the Academy. This is a mandated course from the Admiralty Board to protect the privacy of our members. So, remember to take your course before your year is up.

Those who have not taken SFDPP 101 and SFDPP 102 need to complete them first. If these two courses are done, then within the year you have to take SFDPP 2021. Then the following year you will take the next course. This course can and will change, based on the privacy laws in the world. Therefore, the DPO and I will be re- viewing the course before it is released.

If the course is not taken within the year and you are in a position where you have member’s data, you will lose your access and your position. This is not something to take lightly. Please take the course.

On to other news. We are still in need of people that are willing to join the staff of both the SFA and SFMCA. Please go out to Humanoid Resources at https://sfi.org/humanoidresources/ and review the openings.

Major General TJ Allen, MACO Chief of Educational Services 2 SFA VICE COMMANDANT'S LOG FRANKLIN NEWMAN III

The Commandant is on deployment. So, as her Vice, I am making the log entry this quarter. I initially joined STARFLEET in the mid-1990s, was a member for a few years, then left. I rejoined in 2009.

I joined the staff in 2010 as the Director of the College of Cryptography. I am currently the Vice Commandant, Chief of RecognitionServices, Dean of IOLS, and Director of 3 colleges. We are going through many changes in Academy. There have been some closures and some mergers. We are still in the process of importing grades into the Database from the shutdown.

I know there have been several members asking about Boothby Awards. Hopefully, we will begin the long process of getting caught up soon. I would like to wait until all the grades have been imported, but maybe we can begin sooner.

We are always looking to expand our offerings. If you feel that you have an idea for a college, put together a proposal and submit it to me for the Course Development Committee to look over. The requirements can be found in the STARFLEET Academy Orientation Course (SAOC) 200-level manual.

The Headquarters Staff is always available if you have any questions. Please feel free to contact us.

RADM Franklin Newman III Vice Commandant

3 SFMCA SUPERINTENDENT'S LOG S CHRISTOPHER BOGGS

The MARINE Academy is making headway towards QAM formatting. There are several courses that the exams have essay questions that will be hard to change over, but we’re researching ways to meet the needs of the students and the administration. It’s just taking time.

The SFMC Academy is being merged over to the SFA grading scale. All exams and manuals will reflect the grading scale within the next several months. This will involve closing schools for a period of time, as the courses are corrected, and then moved over to SFA.

As with all courses and procedures, please follow the chain of command. Students have 10 weeks to complete an exam. Once submitted, unless the course is already in QAM, please allow the director/assistant director time to acknowledge receipt and grade the exam. If you have not heard anything from the director in a period of a week, please make contact with them via email or the Moodle site.

WE NEED YOU!

Marine Instructors and Assistant Instructors are needed – Please visit the SFI HR page to see what is available. If you have any questions regarding becoming an instructor, please contact TRACOM or myself and we will be happy to respond.

Ready To Serve.

Brigadier S. Christopher Boggs, “SANTA” OIC,12th Brigade, 2nd Division

Starfleet International - Central Arkansas MemoryGamma CO, U.S.S. BLACKSTONE, NCC-74918

4 ACADEMY INFORMATION

Further information about the Academy, its staff and faculty, courses offered, and scholarships SO YOU WANT TO BE A DIRECTOR OR will be found at the following website: ASSISTANT DIRECTOR? Basic requirements are: es.sfi.org Be at least 18 years of age.

Have taken OTS, SAOC and SFDPP exams. If you take your exam online through our Moodle system, you will receive your To assume vacancy, you must complete: grade and certificate immediately after 20% of the courses in a college, or a minimum of you take the exam. Your grade will be 3 courses, whichever is higher.

entered within one week. To direct a College of your own creation, first check the Course Catalogue to make sure your idea is not already being used. If the concept is not being used elsewhere, submit a College outline, exam, and key, to the WATCH YOUR CAREER Course Development Contact (CDC). TAKE OFF... The CDC will determine where your College fits within the Academy structure and introduce you JOIN STARFLEET to your Dean, who will lead you through the ACADEMY NOW! approval process. To apply for a new college please contact: Franklin Newman III

For SFA please contact: Jill Rayburn

For SFMCA please contact: S Christopher Boggs

5 OUTSTANDING STUDENTS

SFA

April 2021

COMMANDANT PAUL GRITTINI, JR Jill Rayburn

VICE-COMMANDANT May 2021 Franklin Newman III DEBORAH KEYES ACADEMIC COORDINATOR Cher Schleigh June 2021 SUPPORT COORDINATOR Kelli Caplette COLLEEN PARKER

AWARDS DIRECTOR Franklin Newman III

SFMCA

SUPERINTENDANT Stephen Christopher Boggs

“Live now; make now always the most precious time. Now will never come again.”- CPT Jean-Luc Picard

6 ACADEMY GRADUATES April 1, 2021 THROUGH June 30, 2021

TOTAL GRADUATES: 5,131 - APPROXIMATELY 1,710 PER MONTH (X) = APPROXIMATE NUMBER OF COURSES TAKEN IN THAT INSTITUTE, THE NUMBER OF COMPLETED EXAMS IS APPROXIMATE, AS COURSE TOTALS ARE CURRENTLY MANUALLY CALCULATED

IOAS Simon Henderson (7) Katie Moncelsi Riakos Adams Alice Nightbird (10) Steve Webster (2) Kendall Caminiti (14) Susan Anderson (5) Annette Roach (8) Susan Anderson (5) Lynn Harper (3) Thomas A. Bores (5) Antoinette Kelso-Maguire(3) Tamara Fisher Matthew Wilson (3) Brad McRobert (4) Tracy Canfield (2) Michael Quigley (2) IOIS Briana Elliott (7) Troy Rutter Alan Boughey (3) Castlen King(7) William Jay (3) Mike Watkins Alice Nightbird (6) Charisse Hughes (2) Nicolas Brown (24) Allen Johnson (2) Childers Richard IOFHS Paul Williams (21) Amanda Phillips Chris Lynch (4) Carol Ann Fink (3) Rick Brocato (3) Amy Boyle (3) Christopher Kaelin Castlen King Robbie Harris (2) Andrew Maeurer Coleen Parker (51) Cody Beyer Stephen Boggs (12) Annette Roach (3) Darrell Sand (21) David Pitts (4) Susan Anderson (30) Anthony Coonrod (2) Deacon Grall Erika Persianni Tracy Canfield (2) Barry Clarke Douglas Roach (8) Grace Essien Brad McRobert (2) Erin Davies (6) Jerrod Thomas IOIS Brandi Jackola Fred Wiggins (3) Jim Landelius (7) Charles Fabiszak(2) Bret Thompson (2) Geoff McGrath (7) Katie Moncelsi (10) Cher Schleigh(3) Carl F. Johnson (2) Gerald Vincent (2) Kendall Caminiti Chris Johnson Carol Ann Fink Gordon Reid (8) Susan Star (2) Dean Rogers(11) Carol Thompson Ian Pyett Tamara Fisher Deborah Keyes(47) Castlen King (6) Isis Sutton (2) William Walker (3) James Herring(6) Charles Phillips (2) Jane Zajec (3) Jessica Rogers(13) Charles Wiggins Jason Tierney IOIE Jim Landelius(2) Cher Schleigh Jeffrey Crumpley (3) Alex King (6) Josephine Fisher(5) Chris Hamm (2) Jeromy Estell Alice Nightbird Justin O’Donnell(7) Chris Poole Jill Rayburn Anne Zecca (11) Maurice Postal(12) Christian Oppenhagen Jim Landelius (22) Bryan Kunz Rezty Felty(3) Christina Doane (2) Joy Hargraves (6) Chad Griffiths (20) Ricardo Garcia(15) Christopher Daniels Joyce Montgomery Chrissie Miille (11) Richard Rutledge(3) Christopher Hart (3) Judy Zajec (4) Coleen Parker (9) Rick Brocato(4) Cindy Ray (16) Julie Beattie (16) Craig Williamson (5) Cleber Holanda (5) Kara Holcomb Deacon Grall (5) IOIS Clive Burrell (3) Karol Coleman Deborah Keyes (11) Alex King (25) Coleen Parker (4) Kelly Winterstein (6) Derek France (3) Childers Richard Craig Williamson Kendall Caminiti (9) Edith Bataillard Chrissie Miille (2) Crystal Dailey Krista Holcomb Erin Davies (4) Coleen Parker (22) Dale Imbleau (2) Lee Stanhope Fred Wiggins (3) Deacon Grall (17) Dan Finch (3) Lynn Harper (12) Geoff McGrath (2) Deborah Keyes (71) Darrell Sand (3) Mary Demiter Gordon Reid (3) Gregory Kleiner (3) David Parker (2) Matthew Pope (6) Grant Hume (3) James Brancato (2) David Pitts (16) Nicolas Brown (16) Jason Blair James Faulkner David Thomson (3) Paul Williams Jason Garrett Jeffery Higdon (22) Dawn Alberino (2) Raiyne Blodgett Jim Landelius (22) Jessica Rogers (2) Deacon Grall (4) Robbie Harris (3) Joel Ehl Josephine Fisher (31) Shane Eaton (19) Jules Word (2) Lee Stanhope CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE... 7 ...CONTINUED FROM Lee Raythorn (3) William Jay Wade Poitras (58) PREVIOUS PAGE Lee Stanhope (3) William Pitts (2) Lynn Harper (5) William Walker (5) IOMOS IOLS Marcus Easterly Aaron Hall (2) Deanna Smith Mark Strathmann (3) IOMA Alex King (19) Debbie Blaser (2) Mark Payne Alice Nightbird Alice Nightbird Deborah Keyes (2) Martin Anderson Amanda Phillips (7) Amanda Winters Debra Bagley Marvin Signoretti Ann Marie McGinley (2) Brett McIff Donald Scott Mary Demiter (3) Anne Zecca (29) Bruce Crews (9) Douglas Kirk (2) Matthew Johnson (5) Anne-Laure Perrin (3) Chad Griffiths Dustin Freeman Matthew Perna Brett McIff (2) Darrell Sand (4) Dylan Thiedeke Matthew Pope Bruce Crews (5) David Ramczyk (2) Ed Markham (2) Michael Burgio Carol Ann Fink (6) Deacon Grall (44) Erin Davies (23) Michael Kehoe (2) Chad Griffiths (16) Deborah Keyes (158) Fabiana Martins (2) Michael Quigley (6) Chance Walker Debra Bagley Felix Lockwood (3) Mike Heupel (2) Charles David Roberts (7) Douglas Roach Franklin Newman Mike Watkins (4) Coleen Parker (29) Ellen Hume Fred Parsons Bolton Darrell Sand (4) Erin Davies (4) Fred Wiggins (11) Moira Stephenson (3) David Hines (8) Ewan Chalmers (2) Genevieve Warren Nancy Webster Deacon Grall (3) George Sr Scmitt Nathan Dean (2) Deborah Keyes (15) Fred Wiggins (18) Gerald Vincent (4) Nicholas Kirschner (2) Eric Johannson (37) Gordon Reid (11) Gordon Reid (5) Nicolas Brown (20) Erin Davies (7) Graeme Oliver (49) Grace Essien Nicole Bates (2) Fred Wiggins Grant Hume (2) Greg Mortensen (2) Nora Quinn (6) Gene Armstrong James Herring (12) Gregory Reese (2) Pamela Webster Gerald Vincent (19) Jeff Holmes (14) Jack Rivers Paul Jackson (5) Gordon Reid (8) Jerrod Thomas Jacob Miller Paul Woolard (2) Graeme Oliver Jim Landelius (29) Jacob Thompson (2) Philip Black (2) Heather Russo (2) Joel Ehl (15) James Smith (3) Phillip Gilfus James Herring (2) John Brice James Payton (3) Randy Mitson James Reed Joy Hargraves Jason Blair Raye Crews (2) Jarvis Landrum Kimberly Biggerstaff (5) Jason Heart Richard Cortopassi Jason Tierney (4) Kyle Hunter (4) Jeff Angel Robbie Harris (4) Jill Tipton (94) Larry Mathews (5) Jeff Holmes Robert Wilson Jim Landelius (36) Lynn Harper (10) Jeffery Higdon (2) Robert O'Brien John Brice (8) Matthew Wilson (12) Jeromy Estell (8) Robyn Murray Joseph Zuber (8) Michael Quigley Jerrod Thomas Ross Armitage Joy Hargraves (3) Mike Watkins (30) Jerry Conner (2) Rudy Guzman (2) Katie Moncelsi (9) Nicolas Brown (10) Jessica Burkley Samuel Jones Kendall Caminiti (19) Paul Jackson Jill Rayburn Sean Duerr (4) Louise McCulloch Paul Williams (4) Jill Tipton Shane Bryant Lynn Harper (10) Philip Black (13) Jim Middleton (2) Simon Henderson (2) Martin Anderson (3) Randy Mitson (4) Joel Aprile (2) Stephen Boggs (2) Mary Demiter (7) Robb Jackson (6) John Tremark (2) Stephen Morgan (8) Matthew Wilson (3) Robbie Harris (5) Jose Gomez Palacios (2) Steven Lezak (2) Maurice Postal (23) Roger Ellis (20) JT Payton Susan Anderson (5) Nicolas Brown (5) Shane Eaton (5) Justin Foy (2) Susan Star (11) Nikki Ward Shannon Walter (6) Karen Herring Timothy Cardwell (3) Paul Grittini (206) Susan Anderson (62) Kasey Lee TJ Allen Philip Black (2) Thomas A. Bores (8) Katrina O'Neill (7) Tracy Canfield (15) Pip Slack (23) Tim Barrington (5) Kelly Winterstein (2) Tracy Smith (3) Rachel Martin (9) Wade Poitras Kevin Rodrigues Troy Rutter Robb Jackson (2) Kian Goodings Tyler St. Clair Robyn Murray (35) IOPE Kyle Hughes (5) Wade Poitras (8) Shawn Greathouse Aaron Hall (2) Lakessiah Henderson (6) Wayne Collett (3) Stephen Boggs (30) Bruce Crews Larry Henderson (2) Wayne Taylor (3) Susan Star (7) Larry Mathews Wendy Darling (2) Troy Rutter (22) CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE... 8 ...CONTINUED FROM Craig Cameron-Rae Amanda Winters (3) Kyle Hughes PREVIOUS PAGE Deborah Keyes (3) Anne Zecca (3) Kyle Hunter Eric Johannson (3) Lee Raythorn (46) IOPE Fred Wiggins (3) Anne-Laure Perrin Lee Stanhope Bryan Detamore (6) Gene Armstrong (3) Anthony Kantor Lynn Harper (16) Chad Griffiths (6) Geraldine Sylvester Par- Anthony Raythorn (17) Mary Demiter (3) Coleen Parker (6) sons Antoinette Kelso-Maguire Matthew Perna (69) David Pitts Gordon Reid Brad McRobert (26) Matthew Wilson Deborah Keyes (8) Graeme Oliver (3) Bryan Kunz (4) Michael Arnaud Gene Armstrong (4) Jerry Borths Carol Thompson (13) Michael Malotte (14) Ian Pyett (2) Jill Rayburn (3) Charles Carden (50) Michael Quigley (16) Jeff Holmes (3) Jim Landelius (2) Chris Lynch Michael Tucci (24) Jim Landelius (6) Lee Raythorn (35) Chris Poole (2) Mike Watkins (2) Joshua Shaw (2) Lynn Harper (4) Chrissie Miille (2) Nicolas Brown (61) Joy Hargraves Matthew Perna (17) Cindy Ray (6) Nora Quinn Larry Mathews Maurice Postal (12) Claire Bennett (8) Paul Grittini (5) Matthew Perna (8) Mike Heupel Clive Burrell (25) Paul Williams (21) Maurice Postal (6) Nicolas Brown (2) Coleen Parker (19) Phillip Gilfus (44) Paul Williams (3) Pip Slack Craig Cameron-Rae Rachel Martin Susan Anderson (14) Roger Ellis (17) Darrell Sand (15) Randy Mitson (7) Susan Star (17) Stephen Boggs (15) David Pitts (18) Richard Cortopassi (65) Tracy Canfield Susan Anderson (14) Dawn Shaw (7) Richard Sams (14) Troy Rutter (3) Tracy Lilly Deacon Grall (63) Robbie Harris (11) Deborah Keyes (21) Robert Wilson (8) IOSC IOSS Donald Faulkner (15) Robyn Murray (8) Adrienne LeBlanc Aaron Hall (2) Eric Morang Sean Williams (2) Alice Nightbird Aaron Sharp (3) Erin Davies (57) Seth Whiteaker (6) Antoinette Kelso-Maguire Alice Nightbird (4) Fred Parsons (23) Shannon Walter (2) (4) Amanda Phillips (25) Fred Wiggins (21) Shawn Greathouse Cindy Ray Anne Zecca (13) Gene Armstrong (9) Stephen Boggs (9) Darrell Sand (2) Carol Ann Fink (8) George Walter (3) Stephen Morgan (2) Dennis Cox Chad Griffiths (4) Gerald Vincent (8) Steven Schultz (3) Erin Davies Chris Poole (2) Gordon Reid (8) Susan Anderson (103) Felix Lockwood (2) Cindy Ray (8) Grace Essien (3) Thomas Rutledge Geraldine Sylvester Par- Dawn Jenkins (2) Grant Hume (1) Timothy Cardwell (4) sons Deborah Keyes (3) Gregory Kleiner (8) Troy Rutter (4) Gordon Reid (2) Eric Boss Guy Mackey Wade Poitras (26) Grace Essien (2) Erin Davies (2) Ian Pyett (26) William Gray (5) Gregory Kleiner (2) Ewan Chalmers (14) James Smith (25) William Jay (2) Gregory Reese (2) Gordon Reid (2) James Herring (25) William Mitson James Faulkner (5) Jeff Holmes (2) Jarvis Landrum (4) IOTA Jim Landelius Jill Tipton (8) Jason Davis (6) Alice Nightbird (8) Lynn Harper (2) Jim Landelius (5) Jayden Tyronian (3) Chad Griffiths (3) Mary Demiter Kirk Macrae Jeff Holmes (5) Coleen Parker (60) Michael Lewis Larry Mathews (2) Jeffrey Crumpley (5) Darrell Sand Nancy Hall (19) Lynn Harper (3) Jeromy Estell (12) Debra Bagley (3) Nicole Strobel (4) Matthew McClendon (9) Jerrod Thomas Debra Kummer Raiyne Blodgett (2) Michael Lewis Jessica Rogers (7) Eric Johannson (4) Robbie Harris (2) Michael Tucci (2) Jim Landelius (48) Erin Davies Shantelle Hume Nancy Hall (2) Joel Ehl Gordon Reid Susan Anderson (13) Ronel Du Preez (5) John Price (2) Grant Hume (2) Sandra Stocks (24) Jonathan Darnell (4) Jessica Rogers (2) IOSFE Susan Anderson (16) Josephus Ueffing (37) Jim Landelius (22) Alex King (2) Joshua Jones (2) Joy Hargraves Alice Nightbird (7) IOSTS Julie Beattie (44) Lynn Harper Andrew Luke Aaron Hall (3) Karol Coleman (9) Paul Grittini Antoinette Kelso-Maguire Adam Reiss (2) Katrina O'Neill (3) Tracy Canfield (14) Brad McRobert (5) Alice Nightbird (32) Kelly Winterstein (14) Troy Rutter Catherine Weeks (4) Amanda Phillips (4) Kendall Caminiti (2) CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE... 9 ...CONTINUED FROM Erin Davies (2) PREVIOUS PAGE IPSS SFMCA: James Herring Aaron Hall (5) AE Jeff Holmes IOTK Alice Nightbird (3) Douglas Leopard Adam Reiss (7) Brett Bonsen David Pitts (3) PD Alice Nightbird (3) Bruce Crews (5) Jeff Holmes (3) Christian Oppenhagen (4) Anne Zecca (15) Chad Griffiths (11) Robert O'Brien Deacon Grall Antoinette Kelso-Maguire Coleen Parker (50) William Wiseman Deborah Keyes (4) (2) David deMello Eric Boss Charles Carden (3) Deacon Grall (12) LD Eric Morang Chris Poole (4) Debra Bagley (12) Deborah Keyes (5) Erin Davies Cindy Ray (20) Derek France Erin Davies Gordon Reid Cody Beyer (9) Erin Davies Jim Landelius (2) Jim Landelius (2) Darrell Sand (5) Eugene Sanford Kelly Winterstein Kelly Hays Edith Bataillard (9) Fred Wiggins (6) Larry Mathews Kelly Winterstein (2) Erin Davies (10) Geraldine Sylvester Par- Kevin Plummer Gordon Reid (11) sons (11) MD Larry Mathews Gregory Reese (2) Grant Hume Fred Parsons Louise McCulloch James Herring James Herring Jeff Holmes Mary Demiter Jeffrey Crumpley (2) Jarvis Landrum Jim Landelius Matthew Dillon Jill Tipton (11) Joel Ehl (10) Michael Quigley Jim Landelius (11) Karol Coleman ME Michelle Allan (2) Larry Mathews (3) Maurice Postal (2) Erin Davies Robert Dillon Lynn Harper (3) Michael Quigley Fred Parsons (3) Stephen Sardeson Nicolas Brown (4) Nicolas Brown (6) Steven Schultz Nikki Ward (2) Paul Dyl (2) NCO Thomas A. Bores (5) Paul DeHart (8) Philip Black (3) Eric Morang Thomas Rutledge Richard Cortopassi (17) Ralph Brigham Erin Davies Wade Poitras Robbie Harris (4) Robb Jackson (3) Jim Landelius (2) Robert Simpkins (5) Shannon Walter Larry Mathews SO Steven Schultz (5) Stephen Boggs (10) Eric Morang (2) Susan Anderson (33) Thomas A. Bores (15) OD Troy Rutter (4) William Antico Deborah Keyes (2)

10 ACADEMY DEGREE PROGRAM

The Academy Degree Program allows the International Studies - Learning about people and student to apply his or her earned Academy credit countries from around the world towards an Academy-wide degree. Liberal Arts - A well rounded general education in both The program is designed around a real-life SFA and SFMCA University degree program in which there are certain categories of courses one must take to Medical Arts - Medical sciences meet the requirements of any degree. The ADP offers Associate, Bachelor, Masters and Military Studies - Tactical and military strategies, history, and material Doctorate degrees In the following majors: Science Studies - Physical and life sciences Alien Studies - Culture, language, and history of non-human species Science Fiction Studies - Sci-Fi as presented in a variety of media Command Studies - STARFLEET International and Star Trek departmental studies Space Studies - Interstellar, planetary, and studies Entertainment Studies - Stage and screen from actors to history to design in film, plays, and television Special Operations Studies - Special Operations in the armed forces and as presented in Star Trek Federation Studies - History and culture of the Federation Supernatural Studies - Fantasy, horror, and supernatural First Responder Studies - Firefighting, law enforcement, studies through various forms of media rescue operations, and survival studies Technology Studies - Technological sciences and General Arts Studies - Social studies, culture, artistic equipment design, and general arts Contact RADM Franklin Newman III at: Intelligence Operations Studies - Military and civilian [email protected] spec-ops and espionage

NAME DEGREE MAJOR DATE Deborah Keyes Associate Degree Intelligence Operations 04/04/2021 Deborah Keyes Bachelor Degree Intelligence Operations 04/08/2021 John Brice Jr DOCDM Special Ops/First Responder 04/19/2021 Deborah Keyes Masters Degree Intelligence Operations 04/21/2021 Maurice Postal DOCDM Command /Medical Arts 04/23/2021 Eric Johannson Doctorate First Responder 04/24/2021 Susan Anderson Bachelor Degree Science Fiction Studies 04/25/2021 Susan Anderson Associate Degree Space Studies 04/26/2021 Susan Anderson Associate Degree Technology Studies 04/27/2021 Susan Anderson Associate Degree Command Studies 05/01/2021 Deborah Keyes Associate Degree Command Studies 05/01/2021 Deborah Keyes Bachelor Degree Command Studies 05/07/2021 Chris Lynch Doctorate Science Studies 05/09/2021 Deborah Keyes Masters Degree Command Studies 05/13/2021 David Pitts Associate Degree Command Studies 05/17/2021 Erin Davies Bachelor Degree Command Studies 05/22/2021 Robbie Harris Associate Degree Command Studies 05/26/2021 Erin Davies Bachelor Degree Federation Studies 05/26/2021 11 NAME DEGREE MAJOR DATE Susan Anderson Bachelor Degree Technology Studies 05/27/2021 Susan Anderson Bachelor Degree Space Studies 05/29/2021 Thomas Bores Masters Degree Special Operations 05/29/2021 Susan Anderson Bachelor Degree Command Studies 05/29/2021 Susan Anderson Associate Degree Intelligence Operations 05/30/2021 Susan Anderson Associate Degree Military Studies 06/02/2021 Susan Anderson Associate Degree Science Studies 06/06/2021 Susan Anderson Associate Degree Special Operations 06/07/2021 William Ramsay Associate Degree Command Studies 06/29/2021 BRIDGE OFFICER CERTIFICATION PROGRAM

April 1, 2021 Through June 30, 2021 NAME CERTIFICATION DATE Angela Leopard Chief Medical Officer (CMO) 04/01/2021 Angela Leopard Chief Operations Officer (COO) 04/01/2021 Kari Pontieri Chief Communications Officer (CCO) 04/01/2021 Matthew Wilson Commanding Officer (CO) 04/08/2021 Erin Davies Commanding Officer (CO) 04/10/2021 Erin Davies Executive Officer (XO) 04/10/2021 Erin Davies Second Officer (SO) 04/10/2021 Erin Davies Chief Science Officer (CScO) 04/10/2021 Erin Davies Chief Medical Officer (CMO) 04/10/2021 Erin Davies Chief Communications Officer (CCO) 04/17/2021 Erin Davies Chief Operations Officer (COO) 04/18/2021 Erin Davies Flight Control Officer (FCO) 04/18/2021 Gordon Reid Flight Control Officer (FCO) 04/18/2021 Jeff Holmes Flight Control Officer (FCO) 04/23/2021 Susan Anderson Chief Communications Officer (CCO) 04/26/2021 Randy Mitson Chief Operations Officer (COO) 04/27/2021 Susan Anderson Chief Science Officer (CScO) 04/28/2021 Susan Anderson Flight Control Officer (FCO) 04/28/2021 Wade Poitras Chief Medical Officer (CMO) 04/29/2021

Susan Anderson Chief Engineering Officer (CEO) 05/05/2021 Susan Anderson Chief Security Officer (CSeO) 05/05/2021 Susan Anderson Second Officer (SO) 05/05/2021 Philip Black Executive Officer (XO) 05/06/2021 Alex King Chief Operations Officer (COO) 05/08/2021 Troy Rutter Commanding Officer (CO) 05/08/2021 Troy Rutter Executive Officer (XO) 05/08/2021 Troy Rutter Second Officer (SO) 05/08/2021 Chris Lynch Flight Control Officer (FCO) 05/09/2021 Marvin Signoretti Chief Science Officer (CScO) 05/13/2021 Alex King Flight Control Officer (FCO) 05/13/2021 Erin Davies Chief Engineering Officer (CEO) 05/15/2021 Grant Hume Commanding Officer (CO) 05/17/2021 Alex King Chief Tactical Officer (CTO) 05/17/2021 Alex King Chief Weapons Officer (CWO) 05/17/2021 Robbie Harris Chief Tactical Officer (CTO) 05/18/2021 Jim Landelius Executive Officer (XO) 05/20/2021 Jim Landelius Second Officer (SO) 05/20/2021 Jim Landelius Flight Control Officer (FCO) 05/20/2021 12 NAME CERTIFICATION DATE Jim Landelius Chief Medical Officer (CMO) 05/21/2021 Robbie Harris Chief Engineering Officer (CEO) 05/22/2021 Erin Davies Counselor (COUN) 05/22/2021 Jim Landelius Counselor (COUN) 05/24/2021 Jim Landelius Chief Engineering Officer (CEO) 05/24/2021 Jim Landelius Chief Science Officer (CScO) 05/24/2021 Troy Rutter Chief Medical Officer (CMO) 05/25/2021 Isis Sutton Chief Medical Officer (CMO) 05/26/2021 Jim Landelius Chief Operations Officer (COO) 05/27/2021 Troy Rutter Chief Communications Officer (CCO) 05/27/2021 Jim Landelius Chief Tactical Officer (CTO) 05/27/2021 Jim Landelius Chief Weapons Officer (CWO) 05/27/2021 Mike Watkins Executive Officer (XO) 05/28/2021 Grant Hume Chief Operations Officer (COO) 05/29/2021 Robbie Harris Chief Operations Officer (COO) 05/29/2021 Jim Landelius Chief Security Officer (CSeO) 05/29/2021 Jim Landelius Chief Communications Officer (CCO) 05/29/2021 Philip Black Second Officer (SO) 05/29/2021 Lynn Harper Counselor (COUN) 05/29/2021 James Herring Chief Operations Officer (COO) 05/30/2021 James Herring Counselor (COUN) 05/30/2021 Darrell Sand Chief Operations Officer (COO) 05/30/2021

Robbie Harris Chief Weapons Officer (CWO) 06/01/2021 Lynn Harper Chief Science Officer (CScO) 06/02/2021 Mike Watkins Commanding Officer (CO) 06/06/2021 Grant Hume Executive Officer (XO) 06/06/2021 Grant Hume Second Officer (SO) 06/06/2021 Robbie Harris Chief Science Officer (CScO) 06/07/2021 Steve Morgan Commanding Officer (CO) 06/10/2021 Lynn Harper Chief Medical Officer (CMO) 06/10/2021 Darrell Sand Counselor (COUN) 06/12/2021 Lynn Harper Chief Weapons Officer (CWO) 06/15/2021 Susan Anderson Chief Operations Officer (COO) 06/15/2021 Susan Anderson Chief Tactical Officer (CTO) 06/16/2021 Susan Anderson Chief Weapons Officer (CWO) 06/18/2021 Susan Anderson Executive Officer (XO) 06/18/2021 Susan Anderson Commanding Officer (CO) 06/18/2021 Lynn Harper Chief Tactical Officer (CTO) 06/20/2021 Deborah Keyes Commanding Officer (CO) 06/20/2021 Fred Wiggins Commanding Officer (CO) 06/22/2021 Fred Wiggins Executive Officer (XO) 06/22/2021 Fred Wiggins Second Officer (SO) 06/22/2021 Chris Poole Chief Engineering Officer (CEO) 06/25/2021 Gerald Vincent Chief Medical Officer (CMO) 06/25/2021 Jason Davis Commanding Officer (CO) 06/25/2021 Paul Williams Commanding Officer (CO) 06/28/2021

13 VESSEL READINESS CERTIFICATION PROGRAM

April 1, 2021 Through June 30, 2021 VESSEL REGISTRATION DEPT CERTIFIED DATE

USS Nomad NCC-72385 Chaplain 04/04/2021 USS Nomad NCC-72385 Diplomatic 04/04/2021 USS Nomad NCC-72385 Engineering 04/04/2021 USS Nomad NCC-72385 Intelligence 04/04/2021 USS Nomad NCC-72385 Education/Recreation 04/04/2021 USS Nomad NCC-72385 Medical 04/04/2021 USS Nomad NCC-72385 Operations 04/04/2021 USS Nomad NCC-72385 Science 04/04/2021 USS Nomad NCC-72385 Security 04/04/2021 USS Nomad NCC-72385 Marine Strike Group 04/17/2021 USS Nomad NCC-72385 Special Operations 04/17/2021 USS Nomad NCC-72385 Tactical 04/17/2021

14 LIST OF BOOTHBY AWARDS

The Boothby awards are automatically awarded for every 50 Academy credits you earn. The Recognition Chief checks the database approximately once a week for students who reach another milestone and issues Certificates via email. Note: The Boothbys with names of former STARFLEET members are memorial Boothbys that represent the last milestone the deceased member earned before passing.

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Boothby 1000 - Omega Boothby 3800 - Sol Star Boothby 6350 - USS Boothby 9200 - USS Tian An Men Boothby 1050 - Bronze Star Boothby 3850 - Tau Ceti Star Boothby 6400 - USS Geronimo Boothby 9250 - USS Boothby 1100 - Truman Temple Boothby 3950 - Wolf 359 Boothby 6450 - USS Gettysburg Boothby 9300 - USS Tolstoy Boothby 1150 - Marlene Miller Boothby 3750 - Romii Star Boothby 6500 - USS Gorkon Boothby 9350 - USS Trident Boothby 1200 - Latinum Star . Boothby 3800 - Sol Star Boothby 6550 - USS Grissom Boothby 9400 - USS Tripoli Boothby 1250 - Diamond Star Boothby 3850 - Tau Ceti Star Boothby 6600 - USS Havana Boothby 9450 - USS Tsiolkovsky Boothby 1300 - Dilithium Star Boothby 3900 - Vega Star Boothby 6650 - USS Hawking Boothby 9500 - USS Valiant Boothby 1350 - Titanium Star Boothby 3950 - Wolf 359 Boothby 6700 - USS Hermes Boothby 9550 - USS Venture Boothby 1400 - Zirconium Star Boothby 4000 -- Wayne Lee Boothby 6750 - USS Hood Boothby 9600 - USS Victory Boothby 1450 - Platinum Star Killough Boothby 6800 - USS Horizon Boothby 9650 - USS Voyager Boothby 1500 - Trilithium Star Boothby 4050 -- USS Akagi Boothby 6850 - USS Hornet Boothby 9700 - USS Yamaguchi Boothby 1550 - Amber Star Boothby 4100 -- USS Akira Boothby 6900 - USS Intrepid Boothby 9750 - USS Yamato Boothby 1600 - Garnet Star Boothby 4150 -- USS Ambassador Boothby 6950 - USS Jenolan Boothby 9800 - USS Yangtzee Boothby 1650 - Topaz Star Boothby 4200 -- USS Andromeda Boothby 7000 - USS Kearsarge Kiang Boothby 1700 - Amethyst Star Boothby 4250 -- USS Apollo Boothby 7050 - USS Khitomer Boothby 9850 - USS Yeager Boothby 1750 - Pearl Star Boothby 4300 -- USS Archon Boothby 7100 - USS Kyushu Boothby 9900 - USS Yorktown Boothby 1800 - Opal Star Boothby 4350 -- USS Aries Boothby 7150 - USS Lakota Boothby 9950 - USS Zapata Boothby 1850 - Sapphire Star Boothby 4400 -- Glendon Diebold. Boothby 7200 - USS Lantree Boothby 10000 - USS Zodiak Boothby 1900 - Ruby Star Boothby 4450 -- USS Bellerephon. Boothby 7250 - USS Lexington Boothby 1950 - Robin Fleming Boothby 4500 -- USS Bozeman Boothby 7300 - USS Magellan Boothby 2000 - Omega Star Boothby 4550 - USS Bradbury Boothby 7350 - USS Majestic Boothby 2050 - Acamar Star Boothby 4600 - USS Boothby 7400 - USS Melbourne Boothby 2100 - Aldebaran Star. Boothby 4650 - USS Centaur Boothby 7450 - USS Merrimack Boothby 2150 - Alpha Centauri S. Boothby 4700 - USS Challenger Boothby 7500 - USS Miranda Boothby 2200 - Altair Star Boothby 4750 - USS Boothby 7550 - USS Monitor Boothby 2250 - Amargosa Star Boothby 4800 - USS Chekov Boothby 7600 - USS New Orleans Boothby 2300 - Antares Star Boothby 4850 - USS Cochraine Boothby 7650 - USS Nightingale Boothby 2350 - Arcturus Star Boothby 4900 - USS Concorde Boothby 7700 - USS Nova Boothby 2400 - Bhavael Star Boothby 4950 - USS Constanti- Boothby 7750 - USS Oberth Boothby 2450 - Barradas Star nople Boothby 7800 - USS Odyssey Boothby Boothby 2500 - Bellatrix Boothby 5000 - USS Constellation Boothby 7850 - USS Olympic Star Boothby 5050 - USS Copernicus Boothby 7900 - USS Orinoco Boothby 2550 - Benzite Star Boothby 5100 - USS Crazy Horse Boothby 7950 - USS Pasteur Boothby 2600 - Betelgeuse Star Boothby 5150 - USS Curie Boothby 8000 - USS Pathfinder Boothby 2650 - Bolarus Star Boothby 5200 - USS Da Vinci Boothby 8050 - USS Pegasus Boothby 2700 - Breen Star Boothby 5250 - USS Daedalus Boothby 8100 - USS Phoenix Boothby 2750 - Caldos Star Boothby 5300 - USS Dakota Boothby 8150 - USS Potemkin Boothby 2800 - Canopus Star Boothby 5350 - USS Danube Boothby 8200 - USS Prometheus 15 SFA BOOTHBY AWARDS

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16 NEWS FROM THE GALAXY

RELATED TO IOMOS: US AIRFORCE DISTRIBUTES GEORGE TAKEI BOOK

George Takei’s They Called Us Enemy is the and respect. We are getting our basics ready for latest book to be distributed at the United States what’s ahead.” Air Force Academy as part of their “One Book. One USAFA.” program. The program aims to They Called Us Enemy is George Takei’s create a shared cultural experience at the military award-winning story of his experiences as a institution, among basic and returning cadets, young child in the Japanese-American internment senior leaders, trainers and more. The “One camps in the United States in World War II. Back Book. One USAFA.” program originated in the in 2019, when the book was first released, Takei summer of 2020, with the novel Station Eleven by told fans at the Children’s Museum of Emily St. John Mandel. Indianapolis that he hoped the book (particularly its graphic novel format) would reach across NBC News reported on Tuesday that the Dean of generations. “Every time I share these moments the Air Force Academy, Brig. Gen. Linell from my childhood,” he said, “people are Letendre, shared her excitement for this year’s astounded and shocked that something like this program on Instagram, with a picture of an happened in the United States. I thought of incoming cadet holding up the graphic novel. She myself as a young boy, and I thought a comic captioned the photo, “Welcome Class of 2025! book would be a good way to reach young We are so excited for this year’s One Book One people today because they’re going to be the USAFA read They Called Us Enemy.” In a voters and movers and shakers of tomorrow.” separate post, she added, “Our shared institutional read this year focused on dignity DailyStarTrekNews.com 17 RELATED TO IOTA: TREK ARTIST TALKS QUEER REPRESENTATION IN STAR TREK

As Pride Month draws to a close, StarTrek.com contact” with the franchise, also sees subtext in sat down for a conversation with their resident ’s character during that series, a artist Rob DeHart to discuss his observations on subtext which has come to the surface now in queer representation in Star Trek, as well as his Star Trek: Picard. “When you watch it the first new collection in the Star Trek store featuring time, you don’t think about it,” he shared, “but designs that celebrate fandom and the LGBTQ+ then when you go back and you watch and community. observe and you pay more attention, you’re like ‘I see [it].’” He points to a similar subtext with While the latest generation of Trek shows feature Bashir and Garak on Star Trek: Deep Space characters who are openly gay, non-binary and Nine, adding, “It makes you feel seen a little bit, trans, in the interview DeHart also points out even if it’s not explicitly stated.” subtextual themes of queer representation in older series that speak powerfully to him. The Star Trek store says this of DeHart’s new collection: “From the Ambassadors of Queer “I think one of my favorite things when it comes Adult Short Sleeve T-Shirt to the Warp Speed to representation would be the Trill species,” he Proud Phone Case, this collection has something says, “[…] because they don’t put limits on the for every Star Trek fan.” You can check it out at hosts. Whenever a symbiont is attached to a shop.startrek.com, and you can see more art by host, they become something new […] The idea Rob DeHart on his website, at robdehart.com. in the story is of gender fluidity and same-sex relation and just general openness when it comes DailyStarTrekNews.org to acceptance.”

DeHart, who points to Voyager as his “first 18 RELATED TO IOSTS: NEW STAR TREK PLAYMATES TOYS Playmates Toys and ViacomCBS Consumer Discovery, Jean-Luc Picard from Picard, Products announced a new global license for the Captain Pike from Discovery season 2 (and Star Trek franchise. The deal covers the rights for Strange New Worlds), Saru from Discovery, and action figures, vehicles and ships, role play, and bearded Spock from Discovery season 2. other toy categories for all Star Trek properties. The official announcement touts Playmates for its Playmates was the master toy licensee for Star “attention to brand detail, authentic portrait Trek from 1992–1999, offering an extensive line sculpting, and new product innovations.” The new of figures, vehicles and playsets from Star Trek: line of Playmates Star Trek toys will kick off in The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, 2022. Voyager, The Original Series, and films. In 2009 they returned briefly, releasing figures and The announcement makes a point that Playmates accessories based on the J.J. Abrams Star Trek is returning to the franchise, “following Star Trek’s movie. entry into kids’ content” with the upcoming 2021 premiere of Star Trek: Prodigy. “We’re excited to be transported back into the Star Trek , a brand and world that we “As Star Trek readies to beam into the kids’ know very well,” said Karl Aaronian, senior vice space for the first time with Star Trek: Prodigy on president, Playmates Toys. “Our product team Paramount+, we are thrilled to also enter the toy includes some lifelong super fans, like me, and aisle with Playmates, offering a new generation we are honored to join with ViacomCBS again to of fans out of this world toys that will allow them help further engage fans with the wealth of new to embark on their own Star Trek adventures at content coming as well as captivate a new home,” Dion Vlachos, Executive Vice President, generation of kids with the positive values that Hardlines and Retail, ViacomCBS Consumer introduced in his Trek world.” Products. “Playmates Toys has deep experience in developing Star Trek figures and playsets. The TrekMovie.com expertise and ingenuity they plan to bring to figures, ships and more will elevate the play experience for kids and collectors alike.”

In addition to toys for Prodigy, the announcement says fans can look forward to a new lineup of action figures and accessories from Star Trek: Discovery, Star Trek: Lower Decks, and Star Trek: Picard, along with “other Star Trek series throughout the universe coming soon, and future selections from the expansive Star Trek Universe of series and motion pictures.” Playmates promises details on forthcoming Star Trek product lines will be announced at a future date.

Playmates released a teaser image to go along with the announcement showing some action figures beaming up. If you look closely they appear to be for (left to right) Data from Star Trek: Picard (TNG flashback), Michael Burnham from 19 RELATED TO IOSTS: RELATED TO IOTA: BAUTISTA “BORN TO BE ROMULAN WHISKEY A KLINGON” One tiny detail in the first few moments of Star Guardians of the Galaxy star Dave Bautista has Trek: Lower Decks had fans buzzing when the thrown his hat into the proverbial ring: in a show’s opening two minutes were aired during Twitter exchange over the weekend, he revealed San Diego Comic-Con@Home. that he’d like to play a Klingon in Star Trek.

Romulan Whiskey? What’s that? The exchange came as part of a conversation started by website Culture Crave, who posted a Well, contrary to popular belief, Romulans have tweet quoting Bautista as saying “Nah I’m good” more than one available beverage option when in response to a theoretical film with fellow former it comes to their alcohol. In addition to Romulan wrestlers Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and John Ale, the Federation rivals do, yes, also derive Cena. drinks from grain! They even have different varieties, as we humans do on here . Cue Jay Stobie, a freelance writer with bylines on StarTrek.com, among other places. He replied In Lower Decks’ premiere, “Second Contact,” to Bautista’s tweet, saying that he’d love for him Ensign Beckett Mariner (Tawny Newsome) is to add Star Trek to his credits. Bautista’s reply? drinking ‘MelShat,’ a Romulan spirit distilled from “Likewise. I was born to be a Klingon. Just sayin’” a dried, aged Romulan grain known as ‘GenMat,’ which can, yes, be referred to as Romulan Whiskey.

Romulans translate Terran (Earth) whiskey as ‘WesKih,’ and distinguish between the two, noting that this drink is specifically distilled from a malted grain such as barley or rye.

Like with many fictional languages, the route to Romulan Whiskey wasn’t simply a case of smooshing syllables together until they sounded pleasing. On the contrary, when the need for Beckett’s joke arose, Lower Decks’ Now, if Bautista was to find a way into the Star production reached out to Trent Pehrson, the Trek Universe, he’d hardly be the first pro linguist who shaped the Romulan language wrestler to make an appearance. He’s preceded heard on Star Trek: Picard. With Pehrson’s help, by Tom “MegaMan” Magee, who played a Fek’Ihr the translation for whiskey was shaped so that it in the Star Trek: The Next Generation season four fit within ’ linguistic structure. The episode “Devil’s Due”; the aforementioned Rock, translation for the grain, ‘MelShat,’ was also , who appeared in the Star Trek: crafted by Pehrson, specifically for Lower Decks’ Voyager season six episode “Tsunkatse”; the late canonical use. Tommy Lister, Jr., who appeared as Klaang in the Star Trek: Enterprise pilot “Broken Bow”; and Paul So no, long-time Trek fans, you didn’t mishear! Donald Wight II, aka “Big Show”, who appeared Romulan Whiskey has officially become part of as an Orion slaver in the Enterprise season four the Star Trek canon. episode “Borderland”. DailyStarTrekNews.com

StarTrek.com 20 RELATED TO IOSC: PERSEIDS METEOR SHOWER

NASA calls the annual Perseids meteor shower The shower can be seen starting just after the best of the year, thanks to the many bright twilight, when you can expect long-tailed meteors meteors that streak across the night sky. lower in the sky. The best time to see the show, however, is in the pre-dawn hours. This year, the Perseids shower is predicted to peak on August 11 and 12, according to You can spot the Perseids with your naked eye - EarthSky. On those nights, people could see up in fact, NASA recommends against using to 100 meteors per hour as Earth plows through telescopes or binoculars, since these instruments a cloud of cometary debris. That dwarfs the rate only show a small part of the sky at a time and of meteors during all other annual showers. meteors can come from any direction.

But the Perseids are active for about 40 days It helps to set aside half an hour or so to let your - between July 14 and August 24 this year. So eyes adjust to the dark, NASA says. Avoid starting this week, there should be some meteor looking at your phone because the bright light activity each night starting shortly after twilight. from the screen can mess with your ability to see more faint meteors. The Perseid meteors are known both for their epic “fireballs” - explosions of light and colour that The Perseids meteor shower peaks around last longer than those from typical meteors - and mid-August every year, but last year, the for the long trails they leave behind. was in its last quarter phase and rose just before the peak of the shower. So its brightness reduced The Perseids are especially visible in the the number of visible meteors. Northern Hemisphere but can be glimpsed across the globe. To maximise your chances of This year however, the crescent moon will only seeing them, find a dark spot with a clear view of be about 13% illuminated by the on August a cloudless, open sky. The area should be as far 11 and 12. That should make it easier to see away from light sources as possible. more meteors. BusinessInsider.co.za 21 RELATED TO IOSTS: RELATED TO IOSTS: STAR TREK PRODIGY CREW WANDAVISION DIRECTOR ON ST Images and details have been released about the cast and their respective characters from “Star Trek: Prodigy,” the new animated “Star Trek” show coming from Paramount+.

Here are the first two:

Gwyn is a 17-year-old member of the Vau N’ Akat — a new race to “Star Trek” — who was raised on her father’s desolate mining and grew up dreaming of exploring the . She is played by British actor Ella Purnell, most recently seen in Zack Snyder’s “Army of the Dead” on Netflix.

After orchestrating the Marvel/Disney+ series WandaVision to a 23-Emmy-nomination haul, Matt Shakman has made a deal to direct the next untitled Star Trek film for Paramount and Bad Robot’s JJ Abrams.

Deadline hears the film will now move at warp speed and begin production next spring. They have a script by Lindsey Beer and Geneva Robertson-Dworet. This is significant in that it Tellarites are a long-established alien race in is the first Star Trek film to be written by female “Star Trek” first appearing in “The Original Series” screenwriters. Recent attempts at scripting Trek and this teenage Tellarite is named Jankom Pog. films were done by The Revenant‘s Mark L. Played by Jason Mantzoukas, Pog apparently Smith (for Quentin Tarantino) and another by loves a good argument and regardless of his own Noah Hawley. opinion, he’ll always play ‘devil’s advocate’ for the sake of hearing all sides. Mantzoukas has Shakman came out of theater and remains the appeared in a number of television shows artistic director of the Geffen Playhouse in Los including “Brooklyn 99” and “The League” Angeles, and before WandaVision he was EP together with voice roles in “Invincible” and and director of The Great, and helmed episodes “American Dad!” of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Fargo and Game of Thrones.

After the visionary job on WandaVision, Shakman’s now an A-list film director who chose Star Trek over several other offers. This is a coup for Paramount’s motion picture group studio chairman Emma Watts, who pushed hard to land Shakman. He is repped by UTA, Artists First and Todd Rubenstein from Morris Yorn. Beer is ICM Partners and Robertson-Dworet is WME and Management 360. Space.com Deadline.com 22 RELATED TO IOSC: LARGEST EVER COMET DISCOVERED

A new comet was discovered last month by comet. Images also allowed researchers to astronomers called Comet C/2014 UN271 determine it was still 1,800,000,000 miles from Bernardinelli-Bernstein. The image below is a the sun, which is more than double the distance synthetic color composite image made using that orbits at. the Las Cumbres Observatory (LCO) one-meter telescope located in Sutherland, South Africa. C/2014 UN271 is estimated to be over 100 The image was taken on June 22, 2021, and the kilometers in diameter, which is more than three comet is in roughly the center of the image with a times the size of the next biggest hazy and diffuse cloud around it. known to man, which is Hale-Bopp, discovered in 1995. C/2014 UN271 isn’t expected to be bright Astronomers say the diffuse cloud surrounding enough to be seen with the naked eye because the brighter nucleus is the comet’s . C/2014 the closest distance it will come to the sun will still UN271 was found by reprocessing four years be beyond the orbit of Saturn. worth of data from the Dark Energy Survey performed using the four-meter Blanco telescope However, since the comet was discovered at at the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in such a vast distance from Earth, astronomers will Chile between 2013 and 2019. Astronomers have over a decade to study it. Its closest determined the object had become an active approach to the sun will happen in January 2031. comet in the three years since the Dark Energy Survey first saw it. Researchers have now found that C/2014 UN271 is the largest known comet SlashGear.com ever discovered.

Multiple images were taken of the comet as a team worked to discover if it was active, with the first image returned being obscured by a satellite streak. However, other images were clear, and astronomers could easily tell the fuzzy dot wasn’t crisp like neighboring stars signaling that it was a 23 FUNNY PAGES

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