The crew of the International Space Station recently watched a viewing of the final frontier in the final frontier.
The New York Times reports that the three-man crew aboard the station recently hunkered down in the Unity node for an exclusive screening of the latest installment in the “Star Trek” franchise. The crew used special velcro strips to help attach themselves to the floor and sat back to enjoy the latest adventures of Kirk and Spock while orbiting the planet.
Michael Barratt, the American astronaut, requested the film before boarding a space-bound shuttle in March, said Ms. Cloutier. He told NASA officials that he was a lifelong admirer of the TV series and did not want to miss this latest big-screen installment while off-planet. It was beamed up to them – really – after being reformatted by NASA technicians in a five-hour procedure Thursday night and beamed up Friday morning.
The crew gathering to watch a movie is a tradition about the station according to NASA. And the fact that the new “Star Trek” film would be in high demand shouldn’t come as a surprise. A large number of people who explore careers with NASA cite “Star Trek” as an influence to go into the fields of science and astronomy.
Barrat said in a press release that the original series inspired him to become an astronaut and would be a perfect film selection for the space station.
“‘Star Trek’ blended adventure, discovery, intelligence and storytelling that assumes a positive future for humanity,” he said. “The International Space Station is a real step in that direction, with many nations sharing in an adventure the world can be proud of.”
No word yet on if the crew liked the film or not.
I’ll bet they loved it.
It beats staring out into space.
I have not seen the movie, but I seriously doubt that.
I wonder if Start Trek, seems a little less exciting when actually having rode on a spaceship, and being in space? I would think it would be more like fantasy to an astronaut than science fiction.