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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. Re:Loaded headline by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    why exactly is this news for nerds and stuff that matters, particularly the latter

  2. ma83 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Lay d0wn paper core team. They

  3. Oh my! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Howard Stern rulez

  4. Some of those 'roids are 1337 !!! by Muad'Dave · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    From the Navy list:


    (1337) Gerarda
    (13376) Dunphy

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