Star Trek III: The Search for Spock Star Trek III: The Search for Spock Star Trek III: The Search for Spock is a 1984 American science fiction film directed by Leonard Nimoy and based on the created by Gene Roddenberry. It is the third film in the "Star Trek" film series, and is the second part of a three-film story arc that begins with "" (1982) and concludes with "" (1986). After the death of Spock (Nimoy), the crew of the USS "Enterprise" returns to Earth. When James T. Kirk (William Shatner) learns that Spock's spirit, or katra, is held in the mind of Dr. Leonard "Bones"
Spacecraft in Star Trek Christie's "Star Trek": The Collection auction. AMT's model of the original "Enterprise" shuttlecraft sold over one million units. In 1989, Ertl released a model kit that included "The Next Generation"s Ferengi marauder, Klingon bird-of-prey, and Romulan warbird. AMT released a "Vor'cha"-class model in 1991. Galoob created Micro Machines of various Star Trek starships from 1993 to 1997, and Hallmark created Christmas ornaments of the original series shuttlecraft, Romulan warbird, and Klingon bird-of-prey. In 2011, Simon & Schuster published the "Starship Spotter", a collection of images of various spacecraft in "Star Trek". Since 2002, "Star Trek" illustrator and designer Doug Drexler