One problem I have with Star Trek now, is I don't think it is far enough into the future.

      I highly doubt that space ships that we build will be able to achieve ten times the speed of light in three hundred years.

      The Laws of Physics simply don't allow anything to travel faster than light.

       Plus, there is the problem of the five year mission.  Once you travel away from Earth at Warp Factor 1, and then return to Earth...well, a thousand years could pass by on Earth, and there wouldn't be anyone alive who would remember that you went on a five year mission.

       So Star Trek is a fantasy.  It could never happen, unless there was a better way to travel the known Universe.

       It actually would be cool if Star Trek could actually happen.  But I don't think it will.  Not in a thousand years will the human race travel to other solar systems with Class M planets.

       I just don't think it will happen.

       It is a nice idea, but....nah...it will never happen.

       So, the whole idea of Star Trek is ridiculous.  A military cruising vessel in space?  Yeah, right.

       As a kid, Star Trek seemed completely plausible.
       As an adult, after studying astronomy in college, well, Star Trek seemed to be like an adventure story in a Men's Magazine.

       That being said, I do love Star Trek.  I love all the ideas behind it, and the hope for humanity that it holds.

        'Star Trek: The Next Generation' still leaves a bad taste in my mouth, somehow, though.

        Anyway, I will attempt the massive task of talking about Star Trek on this blog.

        With a fifty year history of the show, it is overwhelming.