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Astronaut Snaps Epic Star Trek Selfie In Space

Posted by samzenpus on from the zero-g-cosplay dept.

mpicpp writes with this story about astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti's tribute to a Star Trek icon. "Captain Kathryn Janeway led the USS Voyager through many harrowing lost-in-space adventures. She was the first female Starfleet captain to take the lead role in a 'Trek' series. Janeway is fictional, but she is an inspiration to many women interested in space. European Space Agency astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti, the first Italian woman in space, took a moment to celebrate Captain Janeway at around 250 miles above Earth. Cristoforetti is currently aboard the International Space Station. She tweeted a selfie on April 17 while dressed in a Star Trek: Voyager-style red and black uniform with a purple turtleneck. The image shows her pointing a thumb at SpaceX's Dragon supply capsule."

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  1. Great pic by CrimsonAvenger · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Especially the decision to have the planet above her, rather than below her - helps bring home that we're talking REAL space, not TV space....

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    1. Re:Great pic by itzly · · Score: 3, Insightful

      Nothing usual about a real ship, if that means it's capable of interstellar travel. Even nuclear fusion, which we don't have, wouldn't be good enough to travel to the stars.

  2. OMG, not the RED uniform. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Does not bode well.

    1. Re:OMG, not the RED uniform. by MobileTatsu-NJG · · Score: 3, Funny

      OMG, not the RED uniform.

      This is Voyager not TOS, you dumbshit Pakled.

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  3. Style Points by tiberus · · Score: 5, Interesting

    +3 Style Points for creative use of her personal weight allowance.

  4. Re:Is this a joke? by Punko · · Score: 5, Insightful

    She utilized this uniform as part of her personal effects allowance. Also, if she manages to attract top drawer people to space careers, she's making the program better. It's a photo op.

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  5. Re:What part of the ISS is she in? by Soft · · Score: 3, Informative

    The Cupola.

  6. Re:Is this a joke? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Please do fuck off. NASA can have as much of my tax dollars as they want.

    Better them than putting it towards the next military misadventure.

  7. Epic? by nine-times · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Is it really "epic"? Isn't really just "kinda fun"?

    I guess I'm an old man for refusing to adopt the new meaning of "epic" to mean "mildly interesting", but I'm not trying to be pedantic. That was just the first thing that jumped into my head. I read the headline, was prepared for something huge, and then saw the picture and thought, "Eh.... that's really a stretch to call this 'epic'. It's kind of neat and fun, and I'm amused, but that's about the extent of it."

    1. Re:Epic? by mewsenews · · Score: 5, Funny

      Is it really "epic"? Isn't really just "kinda fun"?

      On a selfie scale where 1 is taken in your own bathroom mirror and 10 is with your favorite celebrity, taking a selfie in outer space with the Earth in the background while wearing a Star Trek uniform is pretty epic

  8. Re:What part of the ISS is she in? by redcliffe · · Score: 4, Informative

    It's the Cupola. Basically a dome full of windows.

    There's no real command module or "ops" if you like DS9. Control is distributed.

  9. Re:Oh no, she used licensed product by Jhon · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Or she's got the most valuable cosplay star trek uniform ever. One that's actually been to 'space'.

  10. Epic? by wcrowe · · Score: 5, Funny

    Buzz Aldren: "Epic? (yawn) Call me when she snaps one from the moon."

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