Top 10 Best NASA Tributes to Star Trek of All-Time
NASA Space Shuttle Enterprise debut 1976 - Leonard Nimoy, George Takei, DeForest Kelley, and James Doohan Find out the best tributes NASA has done to Star Trek over the years. NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration was formed in 1958 as an independent agency of the US government responsible for the civilian space program, as well as aeronautics and aerospace research. Since it's inception it has been at the forefront of space exploration. Eight years later, in 1966, the show Star Trek aired on American television. It gave a more realistic view of space exploration that had never been seen before. The show, created by Gene Roddenberry, included references to NASA starting in the pilot episode. The first episode "The Cage" included photographs of NASA spacecraft as the Talosians examine the computer. While the pilot episode never aired until later NASA still showed up in the first season. The 20th episode "Court Martial" includes photographs of the...