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Photos: Las Vegas Star Trek Convention

The Whoopi Goldberg stage presentation at the Star Trek 50 convention. (²ÝÝ®´«Ã½/Kenny Fried)
The Whoopi Goldberg stage presentation at the Star Trek 50 convention. (²ÝÝ®´«Ã½/Kenny Fried)
Chase Masterson (Leeta Alexander) and Max Grodenchik (Rom) from DS9 at the signing tables. (²ÝÝ®´«Ã½/Kenny Fried)
Chase Masterson (Leeta Alexander) and Max Grodenchik (Rom) from DS9 at the signing tables. (²ÝÝ®´«Ã½/Kenny Fried)
The entrance to the art gallery at the Star Wars 50 convention.(²ÝÝ®´«Ã½/Kenny Fried)
The entrance to the art gallery at the Star Trek 50 convention. (²ÝÝ®´«Ã½/Kenny Fried)
Fans attend a presentation at the Star Wars 50 convention.(²ÝÝ®´«Ã½/Kenny Fried)
Fans attend a presentation at the Star Trek 50 convention. (²ÝÝ®´«Ã½/Kenny Fried)
Robert O’Reilly and J.G. Hertzler from STDS9 in the signing room. (²ÝÝ®´«Ã½/Kenny Fried)
Robert O’Reilly and J.G. Hertzler from STDS9 in the signing room. (²ÝÝ®´«Ã½/Kenny Fried)
The bridge of the "Original Series Enterprise" at the Star Trek Convention. (²ÝÝ®´«Ã½/Kenny Fried)
The bridge of the “Original Series Enterprise” at the Star Trek 50 convention. (²ÝÝ®´«Ã½/Kenny Fried)
A ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½ contributor speaks with Nichelle Nichols, who played Uhura. Fan meetings with the "Star Trek" stars are worth the dough, many convention attendees say. (²ÝÝ®´«Ã½/Steve Winter)
²ÝÝ®´«Ã½ Contributor speaks with Nichelle Nichols, who played Ururu. Fan meetings with the “Star Trek” stars is worth the dough, many convention attendees say. (²ÝÝ®´«Ã½/Steve Winter)
A group of people at the Las Vegas Star Trek Convention on Aug. 4, 2016. (²ÝÝ®´«Ã½/Steve Winter)
A group of people at the Las Vegas Star Trek Convention on Aug. 4, 2016. (²ÝÝ®´«Ã½/Steve Winter)
Michelle Nichols, who starred as Uhura, signs autographs at the Las Vegas Star Trek Convention on Aug. 4, 2016. (²ÝÝ®´«Ã½/Steve Winter)
Nichelle Nichols, who starred as Uhura, signs autographs at the Las Vegas Star Trek Convention on Aug. 4, 2016. (²ÝÝ®´«Ã½/Steve Winter)
WTOP Contributor Kenny Fried talking technology with James Darren, who starred as Vuc Fontaine. (²ÝÝ®´«Ã½/Steve Winter)
²ÝÝ®´«Ã½ Contributor Kenny Fried talking technology with James Darren, who starred as Vuc Fontaine. (²ÝÝ®´«Ã½/Steve Winter)
Two Star Trek convention attendees are dressed as Klingons. "Cos-play" is a major appeal for many people who attend. (²ÝÝ®´«Ã½/Steve Winter)
Two Star Trek convention attendees are dressed as Klingons. “Cos-play” is a major appeal for many people who attend. (²ÝÝ®´«Ã½/Steve Winter)
Sisters Hanna, left, and Julie Anderson of North Pole, Alaska, dressed as Andorians from "Star Trek Enterprise." (²ÝÝ®´«Ã½/Steve Winter)
Sisters Hanna, left, and Julie Anderson of North Pole, Alaska, dressed as Andorians from “Star Trek Enterprise.” (²ÝÝ®´«Ã½/Steve Winter)
Two Star Trek Convention attendees on Aug. 3, 2016, in Las Vegas. (²ÝÝ®´«Ã½/Steve Winter)
Two Star Trek Convention attendees on Aug. 3, 2016, in Las Vegas. (²ÝÝ®´«Ã½/Steve Winter)
A woman signs a poster remember "Star Trek" actor Anton Yelchin. He died after his 2015 Cherokee rolled backward down a driveway of his home on June 19, pinning him between a mailbox and a security fence. (²ÝÝ®´«Ã½/Steve Winter)
A woman signs a poster remember “Star Trek” actor Anton Yelchin. He died after his 2015 Cherokee rolled backward down a driveway of his home on June 19, pinning him between a mailbox and a security fence. (²ÝÝ®´«Ã½/Steve Winter)
Star Trek Convention attendees stand in front of an image of one of the show's iconic scenes on Aug. 3, 2016. (²ÝÝ®´«Ã½/Steve Winter)
Star Trek Convention attendees stand in front of an image of one of the show’s iconic scenes on Aug. 3, 2016. (²ÝÝ®´«Ã½/Steve Winter)
Part of the atmosphere at the Star Trek Convention in Las Vegas, which is from Aug. 3 – 7. (²ÝÝ®´«Ã½/Steve Winter)
Gary Lockwood, who played Gary Mitchell on the first Star Trek episode, in the signing room on Aug. 3, 2016. (²ÝÝ®´«Ã½/Steve Winter)
The bridge of the Starship Enterprise is brought to life at the convention. (²ÝÝ®´«Ã½/Steve Winter)
The bridge of the Starship Enterprise is brought to life at the convention. (²ÝÝ®´«Ã½/Steve Winter)
Two Star Trek Convention attendees on Aug. 3, 2016, in Las Vegas. (²ÝÝ®´«Ã½/Steve Winter)
Two Star Trek Convention attendees on Aug. 3, 2016, in Las Vegas. (²ÝÝ®´«Ã½/Steve Winter)
Star Trek Convention attendees on Aug. 3, 2016, in Las Vegas. (²ÝÝ®´«Ã½/Steve Winter)
Star Trek Convention attendees on Aug. 3, 2016, in Las Vegas. (²ÝÝ®´«Ã½/Steve Winter)
WTOP contributor Steve Winter with just a few of the "Trekkies" at the Star Trek convention in Las Vegas on Aug. 3, 2016, (²ÝÝ®´«Ã½/Steve Winter)
²ÝÝ®´«Ã½ contributor Steve Winter with just a few of the “Trekkies” at the Star Trek convention in Las Vegas on Aug. 3, 2016, (²ÝÝ®´«Ã½/Steve Winter)
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The Whoopi Goldberg stage presentation at the Star Trek 50 convention. (²ÝÝ®´«Ã½/Kenny Fried)
Chase Masterson (Leeta Alexander) and Max Grodenchik (Rom) from DS9 at the signing tables. (²ÝÝ®´«Ã½/Kenny Fried)
The entrance to the art gallery at the Star Wars 50 convention.(²ÝÝ®´«Ã½/Kenny Fried)
Fans attend a presentation at the Star Wars 50 convention.(²ÝÝ®´«Ã½/Kenny Fried)
Robert O’Reilly and J.G. Hertzler from STDS9 in the signing room. (²ÝÝ®´«Ã½/Kenny Fried)
The bridge of the "Original Series Enterprise" at the Star Trek Convention. (²ÝÝ®´«Ã½/Kenny Fried)
A ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½ contributor speaks with Nichelle Nichols, who played Uhura. Fan meetings with the "Star Trek" stars are worth the dough, many convention attendees say. (²ÝÝ®´«Ã½/Steve Winter)
A group of people at the Las Vegas Star Trek Convention on Aug. 4, 2016. (²ÝÝ®´«Ã½/Steve Winter)
Michelle Nichols, who starred as Uhura, signs autographs at the Las Vegas Star Trek Convention on Aug. 4, 2016. (²ÝÝ®´«Ã½/Steve Winter)
WTOP Contributor Kenny Fried talking technology with James Darren, who starred as Vuc Fontaine. (²ÝÝ®´«Ã½/Steve Winter)
Two Star Trek convention attendees are dressed as Klingons. "Cos-play" is a major appeal for many people who attend. (²ÝÝ®´«Ã½/Steve Winter)
Sisters Hanna, left, and Julie Anderson of North Pole, Alaska, dressed as Andorians from "Star Trek Enterprise." (²ÝÝ®´«Ã½/Steve Winter)
Two Star Trek Convention attendees on Aug. 3, 2016, in Las Vegas. (²ÝÝ®´«Ã½/Steve Winter)
A woman signs a poster remember "Star Trek" actor Anton Yelchin. He died after his 2015 Cherokee rolled backward down a driveway of his home on June 19, pinning him between a mailbox and a security fence. (²ÝÝ®´«Ã½/Steve Winter)
Star Trek Convention attendees stand in front of an image of one of the show's iconic scenes on Aug. 3, 2016. (²ÝÝ®´«Ã½/Steve Winter)
The bridge of the Starship Enterprise is brought to life at the convention. (²ÝÝ®´«Ã½/Steve Winter)
Two Star Trek Convention attendees on Aug. 3, 2016, in Las Vegas. (²ÝÝ®´«Ã½/Steve Winter)
Star Trek Convention attendees on Aug. 3, 2016, in Las Vegas. (²ÝÝ®´«Ã½/Steve Winter)
WTOP contributor Steve Winter with just a few of the "Trekkies" at the Star Trek convention in Las Vegas on Aug. 3, 2016, (²ÝÝ®´«Ã½/Steve Winter)

Photos from the Las Vegas Star Trek Convention, which runs from Aug. 3 – 7, 2016.

Steve Winter and Kenny Fried are ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½ contributors who work for , a Sage Communications Company.

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