On the original series alone, Majel Barrett was already an iconic part of Star Trek with multiple roles! See her take a turn in the spotlight as Christine Chapel "What Are Little Girls Made Of?" tonight on MeTV at 10P | 9C! | MeTV

Jess Bush inherits the role of Nurse Christine Chapel in "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds," paying homage to Majel Barrett while making the character her own in the new series. | TrekCore

Fan Builds Working STAR TREK: TNG-Style Computer. Star Trek was ahead of its time in so many ways, it’s almost impossible to calculate. It predicted computer systems you can talk to, cell phones, and a metric ton of other stuff. By the time The Next Generation rolled around, it also predicted the kinds of desktop computers that would become popular in the following decade. In fact, our modern-day computer designs are sleeker and smaller than anything Captain Jean-Luc Picard used in his Ready Roo