Commander Paul Stamets was a male Human astromycologist and Starfleet officer who lived during the mid- 23rd century before skipping ahead to the 32nd. He became part of the team that discovered the mycelial network and helped develop the …

Paul Stamets is a character in the fictional Star Trek franchise. He appears in the television series Star Trek: Discovery. Stamets is portrayed by actor Anthony Rapp. The character is one half of the first openly gay regular character couple in a Star Trek television series.

The character Lieutenant Commander Paul Stamets on the CBS series Star Trek: Discovery was named after the real Stamets. The fictional version is an astromycologist and engineer aboard the USS Discovery, and is credited with discovering how to navigate a mycelial network in space using a "spore drive". [14]

Apr 21, 2024 · It's true: Commander Paul Stamets (Anthony Rapp), the inventor of the spore drive on Star Trek: Discovery, has tardigrade DNA. Discovery's displacement-activated spore hub drive is a classified propulsion system unique to Star Trek: Discovery, and an alternative to the warp drive that's usually seen on Star Trek's starships.

Oct 26, 2022 · Throughout four seasons of Star Trek: Discovery, Stamets tackled challenges, upheld his professionalism as a Starfleet officer, saw setbacks as impermanent, zeroed in on the things he could control like math and science, and made sure to prioritize what was most important to him (his loved ones).

Mar 20, 2021 · The "Star Trek: Discovery" character Paul Stamets was named after a real scientist who is doing ground-breaking work on mushrooms and their properties.

Jun 20, 2024 · Star Trek: Discovery's galactic mycelial traveller had down-to-Earth, in-the-Earth, inspirations — the real-life Paul Stamets, a longtime purveyor, and mostly self-taught scientist of...

Jan 22, 2018 · Lt. Paul Stamets has turned himself into a living experiment. His experimental spore drive needed a navigator. No one was comfortable continuing to use the suffering tardigrade. Stamets broke...

Feb 17, 2024 · Anthony Rapp portrays Commander Paul Stamets on Star Trek: Discovery with realistic growth and depth. Stamets' relationship with Dr. Hugh Culber showcases LGBTQ+ representation in Star Trek's first married couple.

Jul 25, 2018 · TrekMovie had a chance to speak to some of the cast and crew of Star Trek: Discovery at a press event at San Diego Comic-Con, including actor Anthony Rapp. Our brief chat focused on how at...