Science Fiction

What Was The Earliest Mention Of Astrobiology On TV?

By Keith Cowing

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Astrobiology.com

November 18, 2023

Filed under astrobiology, Star Trek

What Was The Earliest Mention Of Astrobiology On TV? — The earliest TV mention of Astrobiology?

Paramount/CBS

The earliest TV mention of #astrobiology? Apparently it was on the #StarTrek episode “Return To Tomorrow“ which first aired on 9 Feb 1968:

KIRK: “Who are you?”
MULHALL: “Doctor Ann Mulhall, Astrobiology”

Keith Cowing

Explorers Club Fellow, ex-NASA Space Station Payload manager/space biologist, Away Teams, Journalist, Lapsed climber, Synaesthete, Na’Vi-Jedi-Freman-Buddhist-mix, ASL, Devon Island and Everest Base Camp veteran, (he/him) 🖖🏻

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