'Star Trek' and NASA: 50 Years of Fictional and Factual Space Crossovers
Thursday, September 8, 2016 - 10:01
in Astronomy & Space
On Sept. 8, 1966, as Americans sat down to see episode 1 of a new science fiction TV series, NASA was making its final preparations to launch its ninth two-man trek into "the final frontier." NASA and "Star Trek" have been crossing paths for 50 years.