Here’s how it works. A casual audience may think that the Vulcan salute was baked into Star Trek's DNA from the get-go, but that's not the case. The hand signal actually made its first ...

The Kohanim Jewish blessing done with two hands became the one-handed Vulcan salute. Ironically, the Vulcan hand salute had its roots in religion even though Star Trek: The Original Series often ...

He goes on to explain that he suggested to the director to use the Vulcan hand salute in Star Trek's "Amok Time" episode that aired on Sept. 15, 1967. The premise of this episode was that Mr ...

Astronaut Terry W. Virts tweeted out the Vulcan hand salute from the space station with Earth's blue seen through the window. He was joined by Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti who tweeted ...

"Amok Time" introduced key Vulcans like T'Pring, T'Pau, and Stonn, highlighting Vulcan culture and the iconic hand salute.

when NASA astronaut Terry Virts posted a photo of a Vulcan hand salute on the International Space Station. The simple message “LLAP” — meaning “Live long and prosper” — accompanied the ...

It is probably the most famous greeting in the universe. But the simple Vulcan salute left makers of the new Star Trek film with a galactic-sized headache – because Mr Spock just couldn’t do it.

Could the Vulcan salute replace the handshake as a way of ... your shoulders (to prevent touching your face) and carrying hand sanitizer. As a replacement for handshakes, West suggested, mostly ...

one option for non-physical contact that hits closer to home is the Vulcan salute: the hand gesture popularized by “Star Trek.” For decades, millions of fans of the TV series have used this ...

Resistance to our hype is futile. With full hearts and Vulcan hand signs high folks, we salute Star Trek Day. Celebrated each year on September 8, the date of the show’s original premiere ...