Space fun helmet

A space fun helmet

Another space fun helmet

A space fun helmet was a type of headgear that was kept as something of collectible value during the late 24th century.

Ensign Beckett Mariner had stashed a space fun helmet on the USS Cerritos, along with many other contraband items. When the ship was being boarded by Pakleds in 2380, she armed the crew with her contraband, with Lieutenant Commander Andy Billups picking up the space fun helmet. (LD: "No Small Parts")

There was a Collector's Guild recruitment booth on Tulgana IV in 2381 that had a space fun helmet on display along with Data-shaped bubble bath bottles, a Gorn doll and many other collectibles. (LD: "Reflections")

The original "Space Fun Helmet"

In the real world, the Space Fun Helmet was a children's toy released in 1976 made by Enco Industries. It came with a decal sticker sheet with the names "Kirk", "Spock", "McCoy", and "Scott", and the words "CREW", "Property of USS ENTERPRISE" and "Return to Ward Room." listed on the back of the helmet. Other than these details, the Space Fun Helmet had absolutely nothing to do with Star Trek whatsoever – that is, until its "official" appearance forty-four years later, in Star Trek: Lower Decks. [1]