(FOX NEWS) – The world first met Captain Kirk and Mr. Spock on this day in history, Sept. 8, 1966, with the premiere of the television series “Star Trek.”
“Space: the final frontier. These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise. Its five-year mission: to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations, to boldly go where no man has gone before,” said actor William Shatner in the show’s opening. Shatner played Captain James T. Kirk.
Throughout the series, the crew of the starship Enterprise “confront strange alien races, friendly and hostile alike, as they explore unknown worlds,” said the official “Star Trek” website.
