Contemplating all the Star Trek films and TV exhibits which have teleported onto display the previous half century — together with a number of hit movies that includes the unique solid — you is likely to be shocked to be taught that the unique Star Trek TV sequence resulted in cancellation after simply three seasons in 1969.

And Trekkies ought to thank their fortunate stars the unique sequence’ last episode wasn’t the final onscreen voyage of the starship Enterprise. In that episode, Season 3’s “Turnabout Intruder,” airing June 3, 1969, Captain Kirk (William Shatner) and his crew rescue Dr. Janice Lester (visitor star Sandra Smith) from a lethal archaeological expedition on the planet Camus II, just for Lester to take over Kirk’s physique and attempt to assert command of the starship.