Star Trek Inspires New NASA Poster

[Indy 8]

Star Trek Inspires New NASA Poster

 

Once again life imitates art with NASA looking to Star Trek for inspiration for their new poster for the final mission of the Space Shuttle Endeavour. Check it out below, plus news on how Space Shuttle Enterprise is preparing to fly again.

 

The Future Begins (and Ends) for Endeavour

 

Space Shuttle Mission 134, slated to launch July 29th 2010 will be the final mission for Space Shuttle Endeavour and the second to last mission of the Shuttle program before the fleet is retired later this year. The mission will deliver a number of new components for the International Space Station, including the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (how is that for some Trek sounding tech?). As they do for each Mission, NASA created a special mission poster (primarily used internally) and for STS 134 they were inspired by the latest Star Trek movie, check it out.

 

Mission Poster for STS 134

 

The poster is an obvious homage to the official banner posters for the 2009 Star Trek movie.

 

Star Trek 2009 banner which inspired NASA

 

In recent years NASA has created a number of these kinds of pop-culture referencing posters for Shuttle and ISS Missions, including another Trek-themed poster from one of last year’s ISS Expeditions.

 

TrekMovie.com

 

[Kor37 9]

AWESOME!

[Jack_Bauer 1]

Very cool.

 

That guy in the middle really looks like Terry O'Quinn (John Locke, LOST).

 

Perhaps (LOST related spoiler)

 

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that is how the Smoke Monster is planning to get home.

[Defiantvulcan 0]

Very cool poster. As a commemorative for the last flight, NASA should print them some out and have them autographed.

[VaBeachGuy 12]

July 29th?

[Indy 8]

July 29th?

 

Is that date significant?

[VaBeachGuy 12]

July 29th?

 

Is that date significant?

Not specifically, no but it's a week or 2 after my summer semester ends and I'll be in the middle of a month long break so I might just hop on an Amtrak and head down for the launch. I'll have to wait and see how things are going, I'm also planning to tear down my privacy fence and build a new one so I might be deep into that at that time.

[trekz 7]

Very cool.

 

Indy, what is the part about the Enterprise flying again?

 

I'd go to the launch if I were you VBG. Afterall, what good is a privacy fence when anyone on a low flying shuttle, or shuttlecraft, can see into your yard anyway???

Edited April 7, 2010 by trekz

[Indy 8]

Very cool.

 

Indy, what is the part about the Enterprise flying again?

 

Here's the part of the article about the Enterprise shuttle:

 

Shuttle Enterprise to fly again

 

Famously NASA’s first space Shuttle prototype was named Enterprise in 1976 after Star Trek fans successfully lobbied NASA. The Shuttle Enterprise was never actually launched into space, but was used for flight tests. The shuttle has been housed at the Smithsonian Institution since 1985. It is currently on display in an annex to the National Air and Space Museum in Chantilly, VA.

 

Shuttle Enterprise introduced in 1976

 

As noted before the Space Shuttle fleet is being retired this year. According to CollectSpace, one of the orbiters that has been flown in space is expected to take the place of the Enterprise at the Udvar-Hazy Center annex, so the Enterprise will have to be moved. It has not yet been determined where it will be going, but engineers have been inspecting the Enterprise to make sure it is in ship shape and ready to again be ferried atop a modified 747.

 

Shuttle Enterprise in 2010 being readied to fly again