Announcement
The NASA Federal Credit Union has announced that they will issue official Star Trek credit cards under license by CBS consumer products starting in September. There are four different cards that consumers will be able to choose from: Starfleet Academy Alumni, Starfleet Command, United Federation of Planets, and the Captain’s Card, the only thing different between these cards is the design. Really they are all a variation of a ‘Star Trek Platinum Advantage Rewards Credit Card’.
Card Benefits
While the cards won’t be released until September, we already know what the rewards structure and other details will be.
- Cards earn at the following rates:
- 3x points on purchases at Startrek.com
- 2x points on gas purchases
- 1x points on all other purchases
- Sign up bonus of 10,000 points for the first 1,000 people that sign up and spend $500 within the first 90 days of account opening
- Annual fee of $39 (not waived first year)
- No balance transfer fee and balance transfer APRs starting at 7.9%
- APRs starting at 7.9%
- Points can be redeemed for exclusive rewards and experiences
Our Thoughts
I hate bonuses that are “first X,XXX people only”, especially when it’s not clear if you’re within that number or not before applying, Â I also dislike not being able to see what the rewards can be redeemed for before signing up. Obviously the cards haven’t been launched yet, so NASA FCU/Star Trek/CBS still have time to possibly fix these issues. Either way the bonus is relatively low and the earning rates aren’t at all interesting unless you spend a lot at Startrek.com, it’s possible to get more than 2% cash back on all purchases and up to 5% cash back on gas purchases for example.
I think this card will really only appeal to true die hard Star Trek fans that want to show off their inner fangirl/fanboy and possibly redeem their rewards for the exclusive rewards and experiences.
