Star Trek has been around since 1966 when Captain Kirk first piloted the starship USS Enterprise through the galaxy and declared their five-year mission was to seek out and explore new worlds, to find new life and new civilisations, and to go where no man had gone before boldly. Originally, debuted as an American television series, Star Trek lived on in an animated series, six feature films, and four spin-off television series. Characters such as Dr McCoy, Mr Spock, Scotty, Captain James T. Kirk, and Sulu became iconic classics in American pop culture as they travelled to intergalactic destinations.