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Star Trekis boldly going where its gone before: to Comic-Con.

ATrek-themed art exhibit, 50 Artists.

Here are the official descriptions for the other five panels.

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Moderated by Star Trek editor/supreme commander Sarah Gaydos.

The various television series and films have also made an indelible impact to NASA.

NASA scientists, engineers and astronauts often cite Star Trek as inspiring them to pursue careers in their fields.

(Nichelle Nichols even helped NASA recruit astronauts in the 1980s.)

How does NASAs vision of the future mimic the world of Star Trek and where does it differ?

What technologies in the Star Trek world have paved the way for real technologies being developed by NASA?