The term "space opera" was coined in 1941 by fan writer and author Wilson Tucker as a pejorative term in an article in issue 36 of Le Zombie, a science fiction fanzine.
O termo "space opera" foi acuñado en 1941 polo escritor e autor afeccionado a ciencia ficción Wilson Tucker como algo pexorativo nun artigo no número 36 do fanzine de ciencia ficción Le Zombie.