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Sir Patrick Stewart's Jean-Luc Picard is one of the greatest Trek captains of all time.

The 10 greatest Picard moments from 'Star Trek: The Next Generation'

By Swapna Krishna last updated

We've compiled this list of Picard's 10 greatest moments over the course of TNG.

Space Movies & Shows
"Star Trek: The Original Series."

What 'Star Trek' has taught us about diversity

By Swapna Krishna last updated

What is so remarkable about "Star Trek" isn't its setting or tone: It is its cast.

Space Movies & Shows
Jerrie Cobb, third from left, and other members of the First Lady Astronaut Trainees, or Mercury 13, visited Space Shuttle Discovery before the launch of STS-63 in 1995.

The Mercury 13: The women who could have been NASA's first female astronauts

By Swapna Krishna published

The Mercury 13 were a group of female pilots who passed the first astronaut tests, but weren't allowed to work for NASA because of their gender.

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