‘Star Trek’ finds a loyal following at Johnson for its 50th
2016-09-08
Johnson Space Center team members may be sporting red for a photo to commemorate the 50th anniversary of “Star Trek,” the pop culture phenomenon and TV show that inspired many scientists, engineers and astronauts, but we are far from doomed.
We prefer to think of ourselves as love-struck with the thought of our own grand “enterprise,” thankyouverymuch—such as a Journey to Mars.
On Aug. 31, a group of spirited JSC team members gathered on the front steps to salute “Star Trek” and its upcoming anniversary, which was shared worldwide on JSC’s Twitter account. On Sept. 8, the official anniversary date of “Star Trek,” the famed Mission Control Center (MCC) joined in the fun by adorning MCC monitors with a special message. The world map that normally tracks the International Space Station was tracking, rather, a starship Enterprise for this significant milestone event.
We love our science fiction, so it’s no wonder you’ll find the generations who grew up idolizing “Star Trek” also toiling to make exploration a reality for the nation’s space agency.
You might even call it all in a day’s work.
Tracking Enterprise in mission control on Sept. 8.
Catherine Ragin Williams
NASA Johnson Space Center
We prefer to think of ourselves as love-struck with the thought of our own grand “enterprise,” thankyouverymuch—such as a Journey to Mars.
On Aug. 31, a group of spirited JSC team members gathered on the front steps to salute “Star Trek” and its upcoming anniversary, which was shared worldwide on JSC’s Twitter account. On Sept. 8, the official anniversary date of “Star Trek,” the famed Mission Control Center (MCC) joined in the fun by adorning MCC monitors with a special message. The world map that normally tracks the International Space Station was tracking, rather, a starship Enterprise for this significant milestone event.
We love our science fiction, so it’s no wonder you’ll find the generations who grew up idolizing “Star Trek” also toiling to make exploration a reality for the nation’s space agency.
You might even call it all in a day’s work.
Tracking Enterprise in mission control on Sept. 8.
Catherine Ragin Williams
NASA Johnson Space Center
JSC team members salute the 50th anniversary of "Star Trek." Image Credit: NASA/Lauren Harnett
The Mission Control Center in Houston honors the pop culture phenomenon that inspired many of its workforce.