Originally pitched StarTrek as "Wagon Train to the Stars." Wagon Train was a western tv series that ran on NBC (1957-62) and ABC (1962-65). Roddenberrys original name for the Enterprise was Yorktown. "Wagon Train to the Stars" is also a name of a novel written by Diane Carey in 2000 from Pocket Books Star Trek New Earth series.
From Trek Trivia Calendar February 1, 2012
Saturday, February 2, 2013
Gene Roddenberry
