The recent book, "Dear Los Angeles," contains some 500 pages of diary extracts, letters, and excerpts from memoranda from the 1700s to the 2010's, arranged by date (Jan 1, Jan 2, Jan 3...).
For August 2, 1966, author Gene Roddenberry had penned this:
This is the story of the United Space Ship Enterprise. Assigned a five-year patrol of our galaxy, the giant starship visits Earth colonies, regulates commerce, and explores strange new worlds and civilizations. These are its voyages - and its adventures.
The series Star Trek premiered in September 1966. By August 10, Roddenberry had:
Space, the final frontier. These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise. Its five-year mission: to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations, to boldly go where no man has gone before.
