Rick Sternbach’s design and illustration have shaped the look of Star Trek: The Motion Picture and The Last Starfighter. Beginning with The Next Generation, Rick was one of the first employees hired to update the Trek universe. He created new spacecraft, tricorders, phasers, and hundreds of other props and set pieces. Rick added Deep Space Nine and Voyager to his spacecraft inventory, and kept his hand in real space design with Voyager’s Ares IV Mars orbiter. Rick contributed graphic designs for Star Trek Nemesis, including the new Romulan bird of prey and Senate chamber floor. He also provided computer playback graphics and animation elements for Steven Soderbergh’s Solaris. In 2004, Rick began Space Model Systems, Inc, providing the space modeler with what many consider the best aftermarket decals for historical spacecraft.