From 1957 —the year in which the Soviets put the Sputnik 1 satellite into orbit— to 1969 —when American astronaut Neil Armstrong walked on the surface of the moon—, the beginnings of the space conquest were depicted in popular culture: cinema, television, comics and literature of the time contain numerous references to an imagined future.

Interstellar: Nolan's Odyssey
2014
7.8/10

Chaos on the Bridge
2014
7.0/10

2010
1984
6.7/10

Europa Report
2013
6.3/10

Star Trek: The Motion Picture
1979
6.5/10

Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron
2017
6.6/10

Independence Day
1996
6.9/10

Doctor Who
1996
6.2/10

Star Trek Beyond
2016
6.8/10

Apollo: Missions to the Moon
2019
7.3/10

The Captains
2011
6.4/10

What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
2018
7.0/10

Mission to Mars
2000
6.0/10

Trekkies
1997
6.4/10

Star Trek
2009
7.4/10

Babylon 5: The Road Home
2023
6.9/10

Explorers
1985
6.3/10

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019
6.3/10

Countdown
1967
5.8/10

Star Trek Into Darkness
2013
7.3/10
Plastic Galaxy: The Story of Star Wars Toys
2014
6.7/10