Star Trek turns 50

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Looks like this will be the year of Trek, with a new (online) series, a new movie, a commemorative stamp, a concert tour to celebrate the anniversary and probably a huge fest in Las Vegas in August.

Here a few things I'm come across so far:

U.S. Stamps to Mark 50 Years of 'Star Trek'

50th Anniversary ‘Star Trek’ Concert Tour Begins This Month

NEWSWEEK STAR TREK: THE 5-YEAR MISSION THAT LASTED 50

Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of ‘Star Trek’ by Boldly Going Where No Behind-the-Scenes Photos Have Gone Before

A Look at 50 Years of Star Trek Costumes

Star Trek: Leonard Nimoy’s Daughter Wants to Complete His Last Mission

'Star Trek Beyond' Set Videos Tease Changes And Homages

Interesting if somewhat depressing read: Star Trek's Troubling 50th Anniversary

I'm headed to a convention, attending the concert and plan to make this the Year I Finish Some Trek FanFic. How about y'all? Any plans?

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Some more cool stuff in this 50th anniversary year:

From Air & Space Magazine: Starship Enterprise: The Extended Mission "A half-century after its television debut, notable space and entertainment figures explore the impact of Star Trek"

Fred C. Durant, a former rocket engineer and U.S. Navy test pilot who served as an assistant director at the Museum until 1980, corresponded with Roddenberry throughout the 1970s. Durant pointed out that rocket pioneers Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, Robert H. Goddard, and Hermann Oberth all acknowledged the 19th century science fiction author Jules Verne as an influence on their work. “The Star Trek series represents the same kind of invitation to imaginative thinking,” Durant wrote in a 1975 letter.

To prove it, Air & Space asked a panel of scientists, astronauts, and influencers what it is that has made Star Trek live long...and prosper.

Checkout out Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum's story on it's conservation efforts for the Original Series model. You can also read about it in ARS Technia, and NPR. It is now back on display in the main gallery - you can get a glimpse of the spot in this article.