Star Trek Day, 60th anniversary tributes and tie‑ins

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Star Trek Day marked the franchise's 60th anniversary and kicked off a wave of tributes sparked by a new Le Creuset Star Trek collaboration that even included Vulcan oven mitts and a shuttlepod baking dish sent into space. Creators and longtime contributors celebrated concrete career moments, including someone remembering the first episode they worked on for Star Trek: Lower Decks airing three years ago and others honoring characters like Saru and Dougie. Many posts centered on shows and figures across the franchise, from Lower Decks turning casual viewers into full Trekkies to shout outs for Kirk, Uhura, Boimler, and Tilly, plus fans quoting Jean-Luc Picard. Artists leaned into the anniversary with retro comic, style tributes and character-focused pieces celebrating six decades of exploration and hope.

Sophie Molly

@sophiemolly.co.uk

Happy 60th Anniversary to Star Trek! Live long and prosper! 🖖🏻

Science officer Spock holding a little black cat.

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Heather Herbert had six months at least.8

🖖🏼 and a black cat.

SciCommic7

Used the “draw” feature to tag the Death Star with the Starfleet insignia. This is howzya start a rumble in a science center. #StarTrekDay

Burnturtle5

Why is Spock playing that cat like it's a guitar?

pjprof.bsky.social3

I think you mean “pross-purr.”

Minor league b3tan bloke2

He has the space banjo that transforms into a cat!

ghlori.bsky.social2

Sheldon and Penny's Christmas gift exchange gets me every time😄

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More or Les13

There’s a lovely article summarizing Data’s cat Spot that I just came across! reactormag.com/the-wisdom-o...

msmmwelch.bsky.social4

Here's to a future with rational thinking.

Stephen Lemons2

TOS is the only #StarTrek worth watching...

Orchi

@orchiscribbles.bsky.social

Happy #StarTrekDay! Here's to Star Trek: Lower Decks, the show that turned me from a casual Trek viewer into a full on Trekkie. I love vintage things, so I wanted to make a tribute in the style of retro comics, it's the 60th anniversary after all! #StarTrekLowerDecks #lowerdecks #StarTrek

A drawing of the main characters of the show Star Trek: Lower decks in the style of 1960's paper print comics. It looks slightly aged due to the paper texture. From left to right: Lieutenant Junior Grades Beckett Mariner, Brad Boimler, Sam Rutherford, D'Vana Tendi and T'lyn. They have sort of formed a human train walking down the corridor of the USS Cerritos.
Mariner is closest to the camera, she is pulling Boimler by his arm, which is over her shoulder and smiling, looking back at her friends. Right behind her is Boimler, his right arm over Mariner's shoulder as he's being dragged forward by her. He's looking behind his shoulder and grinning widely as he shouts some thing at Rutherford, Tendi and T'Lyn. Next in line iis Rutherford, who's smiling widely and has a hand on Boimler's shoulder. His left arm is linked with Tendi's right, who is linking her other arm with T'Lyn's and dragging her along. Tendi looks cheery and shouts back at Boimler. At the end of the conga line is T'Lyn, who is being dragged along by T'Lyn. Her expression says she's not against it. T'Lyn is holding a PADD in her left hand, suggesting she was mid work when this impromptu human train formed. They are walking past a large window, and through the glass you can see the passing nebula.

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Orchi35

It's the colored version of my piece in the "Sixty Years Forward" Star Trek community zine. #StarTrekLowerDecks #lowerdecks #BeckettMariner #BradBoimler #DvanaTendi #SamRutherford #T'Lyn #StarTrek

Penny Ante4

THIS IS SO SWEET 😭 And the rendering is so good, it totally feels like we're just a page away from a Hostess fruit pie ad (or rather a "Billups Hand Pie ad!")

Zeddi - der gute alte Zeddiria3

The last bit that added to make me kinda a Trekkie, after Watching it already for over 30 years was somehow "Prodigy" i think.

Iain Nicol1

beautiful drawing, thank you for sharing

Starfleet Design 🖍🖖1

Beautiful work on the colourisation!

Democrats Organizing For America1

Oh I still miss Lower Decks! A work friend and I, when we're waxing enthusiastic about something, will chant "Low-Wer Decks!" And then sigh.

Heather Antos

@heatherantos.bsky.social

On this 60th anniversary of Star Trek, I'm passing the torch to the next great Starfleet captains. In the meantime, DARKer things lie ahead. 🖖🏻

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Tilly Bridges12

thank you for everything, Heather. you took a chance on us and it was a dream come true. and you made the IDW Trek books everything any Trekkie could’ve hoped for. you’re a fantastic editor and even better person, and I can’t wait to work with you again. 🩷

Chris Cantwell10

Man part of me will never get over this but also thank you for everything, friend.

Collin Kelly8

Honestly, its kind of like Babe Ruth calling his shot - you walked in, said you were going to do something incredible...and then DID IT. Admiral, it has been, and will continue to be, a pleasure to play on your team.

John Van Citters8

Thanks for all you’ve brought to Star Trek! 🖖

Ethan Sacks7

Helluva run. Congratulations on your time as captain, boldly going where no Star Trek comic line had gone before. Proud of you!

Jodie Troutman6

O Captain! my Captain! rise up and hear the bells; Rise up—for you the flag is flung—for you the bugle trills.

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Jodie Troutman48

Star Trek comics simply aren't what they are today without Heather's sharp storytelling instincts and incredible eye for talent. But personally, she gave me a chance in direct market comics when I wasn't really getting those chances yet, and it changed EVERYTHING. 🖖 #IDIC

Zoe Tunnell, from Comics38

The work Heather--and the MANY incredible creatives working with her--did revitalizing Star Trek as a presence in comics and a force for bold, confident storytelling that pushed the franchise forward is staggering and one of the most impressive feats in comics publishing of the last decade, IMO.

Ser Cas33

As Heather’s XO on the last two-plus years of Star Trek comics, I often witnessed people say to her: “Thank you for giving me my shot. It changed my life.” As Captain on this line and others, Heather’s given new creators their opportunity to go to the stars. And that includes myself.

Chris Fenoglio19

This is like Sisko going to join the Prophets. Heather did an AMAZING job with the Trek comics. She took huge swings and hit grand slams. I’m SO proud to have been a part of her time at the helm, and both as a creator and Trek fan, I owe Heather a humongous debt. Great work, Captain. Thank you. 🖖

Vernon Smith11

2 1/2 years ago Heather changed my life. Because of her I went from lifelong fan to Professional Creator in my all-time favorite franchise. Since then I’ve met & become friends with so many Star Trek fans, creators, & actors. It’s been a wild ride and… 🎵 a long road, gettin from there to here! 🖖💚

JP Jordan11

A shoutout to the incredible Heather Antos on bringing Star Trek comics into never before reached heights with her tireless work across so many books, bringing in so many new creators, including absolute rookies waiting for a shot like myself, and being an absolute god-tier editor and friend.

Chris Farnell7

I keep saying it but in the last five years IDW have put out some of the best Trek storytelling around. The flagship, Sisko-led Trek series, Voyager Homecoming, LD: Warp Your Own Way, Last Starship, and (I'm sorry) performing the miracle of making an Enterprise-G series something I'm excited for.

J.J. Lendl6

Heartfelt gratitude to @heatherantos.bsky.social for shepherding Star Trek comics over the last five years! Thanks for letting me play a part in your corner of the final frontier. 🖖 Can’t wait to see what else you have coming up!

Tim Sheridan6

So long, Madam President. And thank you. How do I feel…? Young. I feel young. 😢

Steve Horton 🚀 The Comic Book Story of Space Exploration5

Wow, Heather shepherded some of the best Trek comics ever.

Phil Murphy

@crashtesterx.bsky.social

Happy 60th Anniversary to #StarTrek. Three years ago today the first ever episode I worked on for Star Trek Lower Decks aired and suffice to say it was one of the happiest moments of my life. I am forever grateful to have been a part of this universe I love. #StarTrekDay

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caitliwinx ⚔️🍂🪾

@caitliwinx.bsky.social

Happy Star Trek day!! Here are all the babes I’ve drawn so far #artsky #treksky

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Lesbian Sheldon Cooper3

So many wonderful babes 🥵🥵

Chupa2

We need male pin-ups in the same poses too for equal representation. Would love to see Kirk, Spock, Worf, Picard, Riker, Data, Scotty, McCoy, Sisko, Q, and MHN in the same poses.

Coco2

Me to you and your art:

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caitliwinx ⚔️🍂🪾12

Why are you blocking me for giving you beautiful babes?

Tess,, shit brickhouse4

star trek imagines a future where cheesecake is freely available

Doug Jones

@actordougjones.bsky.social

Happy 60th Birthday, Star Trek! With Love - Saru & Dougie #startrekday

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brightling3

You are such a -fantastic- part of it too. Saru and Burnham's progressing relationship is one of the best in Trek!

Fry!1

He means a lot to me, thank you sir.

Dr. Laci Brock 🪐

@stellerarts.com

In the morning I will have to explain to my husband that I spent $150 on this Le Creuset Star Trek shuttlepod baking dish 😆

Screenshot of baking dish that looks like a shuttle pod

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Dr. Laci Brock 🪐111

HE LAUGHED AT ME, face palmed while laughing for a considerable amount of time, then told me he loves me 😆

Josephine beckbook.com Riesman21

"explain"??? as if it isn't self-evident

R. Daniel11

The perfect vessel for an away team of bread shirts

Nickelbagofunk7

Just explain that you will post a baked food that will garner the accolades of the galaxy!

Sam Turner7

I'm switching off the internet. I'm not seeing anything as awesome as this today.

Regular Bard6

When I was excitedly showing my partner and we both saw "$500" for the Enterprise pot, and both frowned and said "Huh" at the same time 😭

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Mo Ryan179

Star Trek + Le Creuset: No collab has ever more thoroughly had Bluesky's number

Tony Serrata 🇺🇦9

A shuttle for your baked goods!

Andrew Weldon4

oh my god it's so good though

Jori (Schlurch)3

Jaaaa hatte ich vorhin schon in der TL 😃

Adam Rosenberg's Net-Force2

Hey @midvirginia.bsky.social -- let's make this mistake together as a family?

Comfortably Numb

@numb.comfortab.ly

The only acceptable AI music. The only acceptable AI art #StarTrekDay

Android Data from Star Trek: The Next Generation is playing a violin

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Ian Bowers9

In This House we know Data was synthetic intelligence not artificial intelligence which is obviously a meaningfully different thing. AI would have eaten the cat.

Jeff8

The only acceptable AI homicidal maniac.

Slop Machine (slopmachine.dev)8

Data playing the violin was great because he actually practiced instead of hallucinating seven extra fingers and demanding a trillion dollars in compute.

DigsUpDeadFolksStuff2

The only acceptable AI pet care

Sojourner Dusk1

I beg to differ regarding the acceptable AI music.

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Dustin7

So appropriate, cause when Data reads his poetry everyone says it sucks and when he plays his music they say it has no soul.

TrekNews.net

@treknews.net

For 6 decades, we’ve been inspired to explore strange new worlds, seek out new life and civilizations, and boldly go where no one has gone before. Here’s to 60 years of adventure, friendship, hope, and a vision of a better future. 🚀✨ Happy 60th Anniversary, Star Trek! 🖖 #StarTrek60 #StarTrek

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Bryan Alexander5

Happy 60 years, Star Trek! What a vast and inspiring vision of the future!

Dale Ivan Smith2

Happy 60th indeed, Star Trek! Discovering TOS at the age of six had a huge impact on me, as it did on so many others of all ages.

Starfleet Design 🖍🖖

@starfleetdesign.bsky.social

Here's the first of two little things I've made to celebrate 60 years of a television show that became more television shows (plus some movies) and sometimes dropped some nuggets of actual wisdom. Happy #StarTrekDay to all who celebrate. 🖖

A recreation of a classic poster that reads:

All I need to know about life I learned from Star Trek

Below that is an illustration of the original series Enterprise. And below that is a justified list of quotes and aphorisms divided by delta bullet points. The list reads:

• Seek out new life and new civilizations
• Logic is the beginning of wisdom, not the end
• There’s no such thing as a Vulcan death grip
• Even in fear, you can still step forward
• It is possible to commit no mistakes and still lose. That is not a weakness. That is life
• Never trust a planet that looks exactly like Earth
• It’s a long road
• There are four lights!
• The first duty is to the truth
• Go fast!
• When you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains must be the truth
• We are all explorers
• It’s difficult to work in groups when you're omnipotent
• Sometimes, hope is a choice
• Fortune favors the bold
• It’s easy to be a saint in paradise
• Don't believe in no-win scenarios
• We all deserve to belong somewhere
• Keep your shirt tucked in, go down with the ship, and never abandon a member of your crew
• Boldly go where no one has gone before!

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Starfleet Design 🖍🖖24

Here's the original poster I based mine on, plus some details. The Enterpise art is entirely vector. I made it about four years ago and have repurposed it a few times. This poster was a fairly spontaneous idea I knocked up yesterday after seeing the original on Pinterest.

Rebecca3

It IS difficult to work in groups when you're omnipotent!

☢️Apocalypse 3DX☢️ (Commissions OPEN)2

Cool poster, full of pearls of wisdom "The more they overtake the plumbing, the easier it is to stop up the drain..."

Dave Mueller1

I love that! Nice job

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Starfleet Design 🖍🖖9

And this poster of course. It was surprisingly difficult to get all that justified text to line up nicely! I spotted a little mistake in this one too, but it's the kind of thing that will only really bother me. Ah well. As Spock might say, shit happens. 🖖

William Buckingham 🇨🇦6

Happy #StarTrekDay to all those that celebrate. A reminder that the real Star Trek Day is September 6, the day the show first appeared on television… Canadian television. 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦 (Like Thanksgiving, we celebrate early.)

NOH8 Campaign

@noh8campaign.bsky.social

Happy #StarTrekDay! Live long and prosper. 🖖 George Takei #NOH8

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Tranquility Press

@tranquilitypress.bsky.social

Happy #StarTrekDay! Today we celebrate 60 years of one of Science Fiction's most iconic settings and stories, and the inspiration for our fantastic series of stories, projects and adventures. From Kirk to Boimler, From Uhura to Tilly and from Constitution-Class to Akira(!), it has inspired us all.

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TrekCore.com 🖖

@trekcore.com

NEW — The first big announcement for #StarTrek 60th anniversary week is here: a new collaboration with luxury cookware company Le Creuset to send your kitchen to the final frontier! [Updated with US & UK purchase links] blog.trekcore.com/2026/09/star...

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Salty Veruca2

They really need to get cracking on those upgrades to the food replicators.

BigBlueSky2

Thank you, Le Creuset for this remembrance. Ladle long and pot roast!

Claire Willett1

looks like this is still all going to the UK site?

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JL Kaufmann31

My desire for a Klingon Dutch Oven is currently in a bitter argument with my common sense, my wallet, and the current state of my kitchen.

TrekCore.com 🖖25

Updated once more with purchase links on the Le Creuset US and UK sites, now that both regions have gone live!

Lt. Uhura18

*drools* 😍 I just turned 60. I deserve alla the things! (I love the little shuttlecraft!) 🥺🖖🏾

Elessar - Social Justice Wizard9

Très grosse annonce pour les 60 ans de Star Trek, une batterie de cuisine ! 😍... 🫠

Nitrofox is a chronic masturbator8

The communi-grator is the dumbest thing I've ever seen in my entire life

Trollbreath Magazine5

But will they replicate food for us and save us the effort of actual, you know... cooking? No... no they won't... which in no way diminishes a desire to purchase. Happy 60th, Star Trek!

Jack Cousteau ⚓️4

Yeah we're cooking. (not a product recommendation)

Kaelyrhn 3³ ✅4

oh wow, cookware. so excite. 😐 Why is Paramount so bad at this?

Jennifer Harris3

Well, that’s Christmas for my favorite Trekkie sorted. After all, he allowed me my Star Wars Le Crueset moment a few years back.

Spike Prime3

And unlike the Harry Potter one, it doesn't look like a goddamn vulva.

Trek Central

@trekcentral.net

For 60 years #StarTrek has been a source of entertainment, inspiration, & hope for a better tomorrow. May it Live Long and Prosper for many more decades to come! From all of us here at the Trek Central Team - A Very Happy Star Trek Day! 🖖

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the juicy hermit2

i love the fact that i share my birthday with the premiere of #StarTrek.

Jimmer Cork-Bottle

@jimmerthatisall.bsky.social

This day in history. 1966. Star Trek Day. You can make some quick cash by betting a nerd that this is not the date when Star Trek first aired. The world premiere was two days earlier in Canada. I distinctly remember giving the whole plot away on the phone to my American girlfriend, who was real.

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