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Lower Decks’ AI Antics Offer a Mathematically Imperfect Redemption
Lower Decks does a lot with its love of story threads and nods to past Star Trek, but when it comes to carving out its own true additions to the trope canon those results are often a little mixed—and, weirdly enough, have so far largely focused on one very specific trope, in the form of…
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Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 4 Is a Spectacular Return to Form
Lower Decks’ third season brought with it a lot of great laughs, and a sincere, loving view of the Star Trek shows that came before it. But something felt off: its characters by and large stagnated, rehashing arcs they’d already gone on to reach a conclusion that was more of a reset than an evolution.…
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How to Watch Rocket Lab Attempt Its First Electron Launch From U.S. Soil
A new era of rocket launches from NASA’s facility on Wallops Island in Virginia is set to begin tonight with the anticipated launch of Rocket Lab’s Electron small-lift launch vehicle. Here’s how you can take in the action.
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At Last, Star Trek: Lower Decks Finally Nailed It This Season
Star Trek: Lower Decks’ third season has struggled to find a point for itself, regressing its ensign heroes and relying on the charms of its pastiche rather than the growth of its characters to find something to say — a charm that was beginning to quickly run out. Thankfully, at the season’s halfway mark it…