Star Trek's great achievement was to provide us with a stage on which to answer our "what if" questions about the future of humanity and explore philosophical ideas in a modern context. What happens once you reach utopia? What happens when we encounter alien life? What does humanity do when it doesn't have to do anything? According to Star Trek, he bravely does so to know what's out there. Created in 1966, Star Trek was described by creator Gene Roddenberry as a "railcar to the stars." Roddenberry, one of the first science fiction programs aimed at adults instead of children, hoped to combine adventure and morality, modeling the show's format on traditional mythological storytelling, which is most obviously seen in the trio of Kirk, Spock and McCoy. To fully appreciate Star, you have to understand Trek's influence, its enormous reach. Although the first series lasted only three years, the show gained popularity in syndication. It will continue to spawn five new series totaling 726 episodes, 12 films, 31 Emmy Awards and 149 nominations, one Academy Award and 15 Oscar nominations, 120 CDs, 40 video games, 70 million printed books, and an invented language. , which is estimated to be spoken by over 100 people. Star Trek has been very influential culturally. When Nichelle Nichols, who played Uhura in the original series and several films, considered leaving the show during the second season to pursue a career on Broadway, she was persuaded to stay by the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., who he told her that a show depicting a black woman working alongside white men in a position of power helped promote racial equality. Nichols was later employed by NASA to recruit African Americans and women to become astronauts. Actor Whoppi Goldberg has... the center of the card... driven by power, greed or even survival. This is humanity motivated by the pursuit of knowledge, by curiosity that overcomes barriers of gender, race and even species. From the turmoil they were anticipating in the 1960s, from the sheer scientific advances they foresaw, and from a time period documented in the series as the most violent and barbaric in human history, they saw hope for the human race. Space unites us, prosperity enables us and curiosity inspires us. In Star Trek. the future is bright. We are guided by noble captains, scientific and artistic achievements, and the pursuit of knowledge. We do not destroy the Earth, we do not leave the Earth, nor do we overpopulate the Earth. We go into space, not to conquer it, but to get to know it. As human beings we are equal, intelligent and good. The hope in Star Trek isn't just for scientific progress, it's for humanity.