“I saw the gravitas that this great Shakespearean actor gave to his role that I suddenly realized that this guy is taking Capt. Picard every bit as seriously as Macbeth.” — William Shatner talking about Patrick Stewart
STS-133 crew gives a presentation on their time in space, Feb 24 - Mar 9 of this year. The crew launched on Space Shuttle Discovery’s final mission. STS-133 docked with the International Space Station, attached the station with Permanent Multipurpose Module Leonardo and carried Robonaut 2 (R2) to the ISS.
They also make Star Trek references.
(Source: nasa.gov)
Apparently the USS Voyager did some recruiting from the 20th century, its roster of deceased crew members includes a number of familiar names: J. Bartlett, L. McGarry, T. Ziegler, J. Lyman, S. Seaborn, Claudia J. Craig, Charles Young.
This just buried the needle on my personal Nerd-O-Meter.
Wow. So. Awesome.
Dear god.
Cause they’re totally the same thing!
