MatiasRaudzus Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 This is really cool that they got him to do that! CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. ? Discovery, the world's most traveled spaceship, left the International Space Station on Monday for the last time, getting a dramatic send-off by the dozen orbiting astronauts as well as "Star Trek's" original Capt. Kirk.Station skipper Scott Kelly rang his ship's bell in true naval tradition, as the shuttle backed away on the final leg of its final journey. "Discovery departing," he called out. Discovery is due back on Earth on Wednesday. It's being retired after touchdown and sent to the Smithsonian Institution for display. NASA's two other shuttles will join Discovery in retirement, following their upcoming missions. Discovery's astronauts got a special greeting in advance of their space station departure. Actor William Shatner, who played Capt. James Kirk on the original "Star Trek" TV series, paid tribute to Discovery's voyages over the decades. "Space, the final frontier," Shatner said in a prerecorded message. "These have been the voyages of the space shuttle Discovery. Her 30-year mission: to seek out new science, to build new outposts, to bring nations together on the final frontier, to boldly go and do what no spacecraft has done before." Shatner's words were followed by Monday morning's wake-up music, "Theme from Star Trek." It was the runner-up in a pick-the-wake-up-music contest sponsored by NASA. The No. 1 vote-getter will be beamed up Tuesday. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110307/ap_on_sc/us_space_shuttle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chosen One Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 a really nice wakeup call! sad to see it being retired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+bomberh Subscriber² Posted March 7, 2011 Subscriber² Share Posted March 7, 2011 This is quite cool :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Growled Member Posted March 8, 2011 Member Share Posted March 8, 2011 That is a bit exciting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neoadorable Posted March 8, 2011 Share Posted March 8, 2011 very nice gesture and good of Shatner to do so. while i'm sad to see the Discovery get mothballed, it's about frakkin time...and i refuse to call her a spaceship, she never been to space! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vincent Posted March 8, 2011 Share Posted March 8, 2011 very nice gesture and good of Shatner to do so. while i'm sad to see the Discovery get mothballed, it's about frakkin time...and i refuse to call her a spaceship, she never been to space! Define Space Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neoadorable Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 further than the moon. ideally when you can't just look up and see Earth looking back at you. then you're in space. Karman line...all due respect to Mr. Karman that's not space. right now the human space program is like that scene in Another Teen Movie where they get all excited into the car to go to the party and drive two houses down the street and the party's right there. that's the extent of our collective manned space programs right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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