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2 4 P E R S P E C T I V E | M A R C H / A P R I L 2 0 2 2 N E W S A D G L I F E T I M E A C H I E V E M E N T AWA R D M I C H A E L O K U D A D E N I S E O K U D A Scenic, Title and Graphics Artists Craft Winners: Michael and Denise Okuda A. MICHAEL AND DENISE OKUDA. B. MICHAEL OKUDA WITH GENE RODDENBERRY ON THE STAR TREK: NEXT GENERTION BRIDGE. C. MICHAEL OKUDA WITH LEONARD NIMOY. As the lead Graphic Designer for Star Trek, Michael Okuda has earned screen credit on more Star Trek productions than anyone except Gene Roddenberry. Michael was responsible for the control panels, computer readouts, alien written languages and other cool stu in Star Trek: The Next Generation through Enterprise, on Star Trek movies 4-10, and he is currently serving as a Graphic Designer on Star Trek: Picard. Other projects include graphics for the Net ix comedy, Space Force, as well as The West Wing, Flight of the Intruder and The Bourne Legacy. He also consulted on Universal's Aliens Ate My Homework fi lms, based on the beloved children's books by Bruce Coville, on Pandora, a scifi series for The CW, and he did motion graphics for several recent fi lms directed by Clint Eastwood, including Sully and Richard Jewell. Michael's life-long fascination with the real space program led him to design the crew patch for the STS-125 space shuttle mission, worn by the astronauts on space shuttle Atlantis on the fi nal servicing ight to the Hubble Space elescope. His NASA work also includes the emblem for NASA's Flight Operations Division, which is worn by the astronauts on the shoulder of their ight suits, the project logo for the Orion multipurpose crew vehicle, the Planetary Defense O ce logo, and the Space ight Memorial Patch with Bill Foster, which hangs on the wall of Mission Control at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston. Other space-related work includes designs for the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, The Planetary Society, Space Center Houston, and the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. Michael served as a technical advisor on the Apple TV+ space drama, For All Mankind, on which working with the writers, cast and directors to help maintain consistency in the show's technical scenes. Michael has been recognized with three Primetime Emmy nominations for Best isual E ects and with NASA's Exceptional Public Service Medal. He served as a technical consultant to Star Trek's writing sta , wrote the text for Star Trek: Ships of the Line, and with Rick Sternbach is coauthor of the Star Trek: The Next Generation Technical Manual. C A B