We’re just a few days from the next new Star Trek: Strange New Worlds episode, so now seemed like a good time to catch up on some of the bits of Trek news that have beamed down over the last few days!

Saturday, June 4 marked the 40th anniversary of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, and to mark the occasion the official Star Trek website debuted an exclusive Khan Noonien Singh Funko POP! figure. This is available for preorder now at the StarTrek.com store if you’re a Funko fan, with anticipated delivery in early 2023.

The franchise has also partnered with Los Angeles-based ice cream company Cool Haus to produce a limited “Wrath of P’Khan” ice cream — made with candied pralines and caramel — set to be available through a special food truck wrapped for the anniversary, headed to California after a brief stop in New York City this past weekend.

From StarTrek.com:

Ringing in National Ice Cream Day on July 17th, the Coolhaus vehicle will make its way to Los Angeles’ busiest spot, Santa Monica at 2nd Street and Santa Monica Boulevard, in the peak of summer to bring the celebration and custom ice cream to Star Trek lovers in the city of Angels.

The ice cream truck will also be heading to San Diego Comic-Con this year with streaming service Paramount+. They will be handing out Wrath of P’Khan ice cream sandwiches and celebrating the anniversary with fans of the franchise at the largest convention of its kind in the world.

Announced today via the official Star Trek Universe twitter account, actor Jesse James Keitel will be beaming aboard the Enterprise in the upcoming seventh episode of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (set to air June 16).

She will be guest starring as “Dr. Aspen” who — per Variety — will be a non-binary character who “will develop a surprising connection with Spock.” Keitel, a trans woman, was the first openly transgender actor to hold a series regular role on network television (in ABC’s “Big Sky”); she currently stars in the new take on “Queer as Folk” on NBC’s Peacock streaming service.

Hero Collector is running a “humble bundle” charity drive allowing fans to nab a collection of more than twenty digital editions of their Star Trek hardcovers — for a heck of a discount.

Available for purchase through June 25, the Hero Collector sale includes 22 Star Trek books, from the Star Trek Shipyards titles to the Star Trek Celebration series retrospectives and more. Any donation for $25 USD or greater will get you all 22 books, with proceeds going to benefit the non-profit environmental organization One Tree Planted.

Finally tonight, toy manufacturer TOMY International has launched a crowdfunding campaign to bring a 34-inch, 20+ pound die-cast replica of the classic USS Enterprise to fans — banking on preorder demand to move forward with the project.

Aiming to raise $3 Million for the ambitious endeavor — that’s 3,000 orders at a $599 USD price point each — TOMY plans for the 1:350-scale Enterprise model to include a number of features, like the mentioned-but-never-seen ability to separate its saucer section.

Gary Kerr, expert who consulted on the Smithsonian Enterprise conservation project, worked with the TOMY design team in development of this product.

Features include:

· Authentic die-cast reproduction of the original 11 foot Enterprise NCC-1701 prop used when filming the series

· Exquisitely crafted with over 250 meticulous details that will bring the Enterprise to life

· Revolving nacelles with lights, articulated and lit hangar deck, illuminated bridge, glowing impulse drive, and more

· Primary hull separates from secondary hull and can be displayed as such with included display stand(s)

The crowdfunding window is only open through July 11, 2022, so if you want to get an order in — and you’ve got the space (and sturdy shelving!) for this heavy-duty Enterprise model, head over to the TOMY site to place your buy now.

Keep checking back to TrekCore for more Star Trek news as it breaks!