Although Oct. 13, 2021 marked the first time William entered the stratosphere officially, his interactions with NASA date back longer than that. The actor has always maintained an affinity for the organization, and it seems as though those who work for NASA are longtime Star Trek fans as well.
In 1976, when NASA was prepping its successor to the Apollo program, a new space shuttle — originally dubbed Constitution — was renamed Enterprise to honor the infamous Star Trek ship that William’s character helmed.
Furthermore, as a way to honor the final Discovery shuttle flight in 2011, William lent his voice to recreate the famous Star Trek intro sequence to be used as a wake-up call for astronauts of the STS-133 mission.
The actor was tapped yet again in 2012 as the host of a video presentation that was used to preview the mission that the Mars rover, Curiosity, was undertaking. It’s clear that he and NASA have a long and storied history together, something that the organization decided to honor not too long after his aforementioned hosting gig.
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Source: Maharo News
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