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George Takei Now an Asteroid

Posted by samzenpus on from the lock-phasers-on-gimmick dept.

ineedbettername writes "In recent news, the International Astronomic Union has decided to rename the asteroid "1994 GT9" to 7307 Takei in honor of George Takei, the actor who played Sulu in Star Trek. He now joins the ranks of other famous sci-fi figures in space, such as 4659 Roddenberry, 68410 Nichols, Robert Heinlein and Isaac Asimov."

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  1. Where have you been? by ynotds · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Don't mix entertainment with history
    Entertainment is history.

    History is entertainment.

    And CleverNickName posted a warmly personal take to his blog earlier.
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  2. Re:Oh by elrous0 · · Score: 3, Interesting
    Sulu dead ahead, captain!

    Mr. Asteroid, take evasive action!

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  3. Re:Loaded headline by Lord+Ender · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I respect Takei greatly. I am an advocate of gay rights. But I also thought that "Takei hitting Uranus" joke was pretty funny. Does that make me a bad person?

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