2046: Real Inspirations for Star Trek Jul 22, 2020

Written By Emmett Stone

Star Trek was in small part inspired by the actual exploration of Cpt. James Cook. Indeed, the name of the captain in the original 1960's show named James Kirk is named similarly in accordance. Moreover, the name for the spaceship, the Star Trek Enterprise was inspired after Cook's ship, the HMS Endeavour.

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