Leonard Nimoy Improvised The Gesture In Season 2 Of Star Trek A casual audience may think that the Vulcan salute was baked into Star Trek's DNA from the get-go, but that's not the case. The hand ...

St. Paul Winter Carnival officials are considering banning some rituals the historic Vulcans have been known for. For more than 30 years, the Vulcans have partaken in both good and bad practices at ...

and I added the Vulcan hand salute from my own background." The Vulcan salute first appeared in "Star Trek" in 1967 with the episode "Amok Time," according to Wikipedia.