The universal language of space is... Star Trek? Mais oui.
Summary
An astronaut on the International Space Station (ISS), Sophie Adenot from the European Space Agency (ESA), wore the badge of Star Trek's fictional Captain Christopher Pike to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Star Trek series. The ESA and the streaming service Paramount+ shared a video of Adenot wearing the badge to highlight the connection between the fictional stories of space exploration and real-life science and cooperation in space missions.Key Facts
- Sophie Adenot, an ESA astronaut, wore Captain Pike’s Star Trek badge on the ISS.
- The badge was originally worn by actor Anson Mount in the series Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.
- The video of Adenot was released by both ESA and Paramount+ on Instagram.
- Adenot said Star Trek promotes friendship, exploration, and working together to learn new things.
- ESA said the badge represents 60 years of Star Trek inspiring real space exploration.
- The ISS has had a continuous human presence from 12 countries over more than 50 years.
- Another ESA astronaut, Samantha Cristoforetti, previously honored Star Trek by wearing a costume and making espresso in space.
- Star Trek has inspired real technology and astronauts while imagining future space exploration.
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