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Between the Disney/Lucasfilm buyout and the news that Star Trek Into Darkness’s J.J. Abrams will also be helming Star Wars: Episode VII, we’ve seen quite a few visual riffs on the concept of colliding worlds. We’ve seen Princess Leia cavorting with animated Disney princesses, Star Wars trailers overlaid with Abrams’ Trek-style lens flares, you name it. But of everything we’ve seen thus far commenting on the crossovers between the worlds of Disney, Star Trek, and Star Wars, nothing is quite as awesome as these.

Star Trek has created quite the fictional timeline during its 46 years of life. From a modest initial run of three seasons beginning in 1966, it’s gone on to spawn five TV spinoffs, 12 feature films, and countless other media including books, games, toys, and more. Trek has changed a lot over the years, while still hewing close to Gene Roddenberry’s optimistic, aspirational vision of mankind’s future.

Thanks to the snazzy infographic below, now you can chart the history of the franchise and the phenomenon that is Star Trek. Put together by the folks of Space.com, the infographic takes us all the way from Roddenberry’s time as a pilot in World War II, all the way up through the upcoming release of J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek Into Darkness. It also includes various real-world space milestones. Check it out!

Source: SPACE.com: All about our solar system, outer space and exploration

Since 1966, the Star Trek franchise has lived long and prospered as a certified pop culture phenomenon. It has spun off into other TV series, including Voyager and Enterprise; a successful movie franchise beginning in 1979 with Star Trek: The Motion Picture; and a reboot movie series with the upcoming sequel film, Star Trek Into Darkness, about to hit theaters this summer. Star Trek is huge!

Taking a look back at Star Trek‘s long history, one Trekkie created the ultimate Star Trek blooper supercut, featuring both the series and the movies. Watch the epic, 41-minute blooper reel below (you might want to clear some time in your day to watch this one):

Movie tie-in video games have traditionally been a disappointing lot, and for every one that’s good, there are a dozen that suck. Sadly, it sounds like Aliens: Colonial Marines wasn’t able to escape the gravitational pull of “suck,” so it’s time for me to pin my foolishly optimistic hopes onto another upcoming tie-in, the Star Trek game which is slated an April release. This latest trailer makes it look like a lot of fun. Of course, the Colonial Marines trailers looked great too…