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There have also been numerous shore leave adventures and unashamed comedy outings where the protagonists' actions have little bearing on the universe beyond their starship hull.
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Richard Edwards, Space.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Holly Hunter plays Nahla Ake, both captain of the USS Athena and chancellor of the academy, where the starship’s detachable saucer docks, forming the school’s main building and giving the producers two locations for the price of one.
—Robert Lloyd, Boston Herald, 16 Jan. 2026
If only there were some way to include bounty hunters, cute sidekicks, starship pilots, aliens, politics, and lightsaber battles between the dark side and the light into one movie, maybe even, a trilogy.
—Richard Newby, HollywoodReporter, 16 Jan. 2026
In addition to the campus in San Francisco, the students spend a great deal of time on the U.S.S. Athena, a fully-functioning starship that functions as a sort of mobile classroom.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 16 Jan. 2026
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Richard Edwards, Space.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Holly Hunter plays Nahla Ake, both captain of the USS Athena and chancellor of the academy, where the starship’s detachable saucer docks, forming the school’s main building and giving the producers two locations for the price of one.
—Robert Lloyd, Boston Herald, 16 Jan. 2026
If only there were some way to include bounty hunters, cute sidekicks, starship pilots, aliens, politics, and lightsaber battles between the dark side and the light into one movie, maybe even, a trilogy.
—Richard Newby, HollywoodReporter, 16 Jan. 2026
In addition to the campus in San Francisco, the students spend a great deal of time on the U.S.S. Athena, a fully-functioning starship that functions as a sort of mobile classroom.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 16 Jan. 2026
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“Starship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/starship. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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starship
noun
star·ship
ˈstär-ˌship 
: a vehicle designed for travel between stars
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