The Kobayashi Maru is a dreaded rite of passage at Starfleet Academy, but now the franchise has confirmed that it is absolutely necessary.

Star Trek is one of the most popular sci-fi media franchises. It first appeared with the television series of the same name ...

As also noted in Star Trek: The Magazine, it was Sowards' second draft, dated 10 April 1981, which included "the simulator sequence" and the Kobayashi Maru for the first time. In it, Kirk also ...