Vic 17 Posted January 4, 2013 Someone on the crew of the International Space Station is a Star Trek fan. Yesterday, Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield, flight engineer for Expedition 34, exchanged tweets with none other than James T. Kirk. Hadfield has been active on Twitter, posting pictures from space and answering questions posted to him. The questions included one from William Shatner, Captain Kirk himself! “Are you tweeting from space?” asked Shatner. “Yes, standard orbit, Captain,” replied Hadfield. “And we’re detecting signs of life on the surface.” Today, Hadfield realized that in view of the conversation, he might need to be careful about what he wears from now on. “I’m proud of being Canadian,” he said, referring to something he shares with Shatner, “but after yesterday’s Twitter conversation am starting to question wearing this red shirt.” Hadfield’s Twitter feed can be found here. The astronaut will be on the ISS through mid-May. View the full article Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trekz 7 Posted January 5, 2013 That is excellent. Fortunately they must not have been over Capitol Hill, or he could have reported that there was no INTELLIGENT life.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BlackLion 0 Posted January 5, 2013 This is cool. I mean, this is also historic because the astronaut was communicating with none other than the actor who piqued many others interest in space by portraying Kirk. I can't imagine anything more surreal and memorable than tweeting Kirk from the ISS. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites