Real science seldom makes exciting and spectacular television. But generally speaking, Star Trek produced dramatic stories that were more faithful to science than many other science-fi series. Star Trek’s writers often started with real science, but then stretched it into amazing, dreamed-up inventions to tell epic, entertaining stories.
In this week’s episode of Infinity & Beyond, join host Abigail Bollenbach as she describes some of the space-travel tech seen throughout Star Trek, as well as how it compares to what we know is possible today.
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