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Chris Hadfield tweets William Shatner from space
As if the power of Twitter wasn't cool enough... William Shatner, who played Captain Kirk on Star Trek, tweeted to Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield, who has been tweeting from space. Is it the best response ever?
@WilliamShatner Yes, Standard Orbit, Captain. And we're detecting signs of life on the surface.
The last time @WilliamShatner and I met was in another dimension - 2D. (From @csa_asc contest - asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/missions/e… …) http://pic.twitter.com/Y7tECNL7
Let's do a #FF to a fellow Space Captain @Cmdr_Hadfield He tweets from space (really) while I tweet from the the space between my ears! MBB- The Twitterverse responded to their online exchange with, to put it mildly, excitement.
THE ENTIRE INTERNET HAS BEEN WON. William Shatner tweets the International Space Station.... bit.ly/WbOVGw- Space and Star Trek fans, rejoice!
Looks like @WilliamShatner has opened a hailing frequency to the #ISS and @Cmdr_Hadfield answered! #cool trekcore.com/audio/toscompu…
@Cmdr_Hadfield @WilliamShatner Please note Captain, the Commander never stated if it was intelligent life.
Nerdiest thing of the day. Shatner tweets at Hadfield. Hadfield tweets back. Star Trek nerds explode. ow.ly/gwuyh
This is why Canadians are soooo cool! @William Shatner opens hailing frequency to @Cmdr_Hadfield aboard ISS cbc.sh/YcqOm7d- Shatner also had a brief talk with the official Canadian Space Agency Twitter account -- captured in these retweets -- after the CSA responded to his original tweet asking if Hadfield was tweeting from space.
- “@csa_asc: @WilliamShatner @cmdr_hadfield Of course he is! And doing a great job at it!” I'm very impressed! MBB
- "MBB" stands for "My best, Bill," which Shatner often uses to sign off his tweets.
- “@csa_asc: . Please come to the CSA and chat with @Cmdr_Hadfield live from space. We'd love to show you around.” How long is he up there for
- “@csa_asc: @williamshatner Until mid-May.” I can't make any promises but I will see what I can do. MBB
- Stay tuned, fans!
- And for those wondering how Canada is looking from space, look no further.Starting with the Golden Horseshoe:
The Golden Horseshoe snowily wrapping the end of Lake Ontario on the 2nd of January. http://pic.twitter.com/ASjP0xVp- Montreal:
Tonight's finale: Montreal - home of the Canadian Space Agency (@csa_asc), just visible at the bottom of the photo. http://pic.twitter.com/k7VaMt0r- St. John:
St John NB - beautiful in the sunlit snow. Taken from the International Space Station, 2 Jan 13 http://pic.twitter.com/XgoJvmFu
