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The voyages of Captain James T. Kirk and the starship Enterprise in the 1960s created a fandom that has expanded exponentially over the decades. cute but deadly tribes the original “Star wars” TV series. Now many “Trek” fans are excited William Shatner, the man who embodied this role is ready to enter space himself – really.

“I think it’s great for the ‘Star Trek’ legend that the guy who really started it all went to space,” said Russ Haslage, co-founder of the fanbase. Federation, also known as the International Federation of Walkers, with Gene Roddenberry, creator of “Star Trek” in the 1980s.

Through the lens of “Star Trek,” human space travel typically had a pink color. Much of the show’s universe takes place hundreds of years in the future, as humanity enters the Milky Way after surviving a brutal 21st century. Expanding from our solar system under the banner of Homo sapiens United Worldis a founding member of the United Federation of Planets, an egalitarian alliance of intelligent species. This vision, which began in Mr. Roddenberry’s original TV series, is the culmination of events that Yuri Gagarin initiated when he became the first human in space in 1961.

Captain Kirk is arguably the most extreme incarnation of the show’s high-minded, moral vision.

“The man who is at the center of all this,” said Mr Haslage, who plans to comment live on the launch livestream via the Federation’s YouTube and Facebook pages. “None of this would have happened without Captain Kirk.”

Carly Creer, moderator a “Star Trek” Facebook group With over 150,000 members, he grew up watching the original series with his father. Mr. Shatner is a regular at an annual “Star Trek” convention he attends in Las Vegas.

“If we didn’t have Captain Kirk and the amazing power he created, we wouldn’t have the amazing fandom we have,” said Ms. Creer.

Involvement of billionaires like Jeff Bezos, who sell exclusive spaceflight experiences to wealthy customers, caused significant criticism. But among fans like Ms. Creer there is admiration for what both NASA and private companies are working to achieve.

“I really appreciated how SpaceX and Blue Origin came into play,” he said. “I really think this is great. It was great to watch because as a ‘Star Trek’ fan all you want is to see the future that Gene Roddenberry has created so well.”