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Inspired Enterprise: How NASA, the Smithsonian, and the Aerospace Community Helped Launch Star Trek

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Inspired Enterprise: How NASA, the Smithsonian, and the Aerospace Community Helped Launch Star Trek

In Star Trek, Gene Roddenberry sought to create a work of science fiction that would engage viewers not only through clever storylines and modern visual effects, but also by presenting the story in a scientific and technological context that felt believable. Roddenberry, a former WWII combat and commercial airline pilot, used his connections in the aerospace industry to seek out knowledgeable people and agencies to g

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Inspired Enterprise: How NASA, the Smithsonian, and the Aerospace Community Helped Launch Star Trek. Credit: NASA / GSFC.

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