Captain James T. Kirk opens Star Trek episodes by saying, “Space, the final frontier. These are the voyages of the Starship Enterprise. It’s five-year mission: to explore new worlds.

Ultimately, "The Final Frontier" bombed at the box office, grossing an unimpressive $70.2 million (compared to the $133 million that Leonard Nimoy's "Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home" had made).

No wieners and beans or chuck wagon chili in the final frontier, apparently. Food on the Star Trek’s Federation starships can be well, whatever the characters and technology can come up with.

It is a fitting honor for an actor who became a pop culture mainstay for playing Captain James T. Kirk of the starship Enterprise in the classic 1960s television series and seven subsequent films.

Entertainment Space Movies & Shows 'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' season five will be the show's final frontier on Paramount+ News By Jeff Spry published June 17, 2025 ...