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Walter Koenig, Ensign Chekov on the original 'Star Trek' series, dies at 90 • Oct. 26, 2026, 4:24 PM ET (AP)

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Leonard Nimoy as Mr. Spock and William Shatner as Captain Kirk stand side by side holding phasers on the set of the original Star Trek television series.
Nichelle Nichols as Nyota Uhura in Star Trek: The Original Series, wearing a red Starfleet uniform and seated at a control panel with colorful lights.
George Takei as Hikaru Sulu in Star Trek, wearing a gold Starfleet uniform and looking intently ahead, with a blurred red and gray background.
Scene from Star Trek III: The Search for Spock showing the USS Enterprise and other saucer-shaped starships near a large space station above a planet with a moon in the background.
Vulcan hand salute
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