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Shatner to Hadfield on Twitter
Credit: Canadian Space Agency
On January 3, 2013, William Shatner, a Canadian actor best known for his role as Captain Kirk in the original Star Trek series tweeted Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield via Twitter: "Are you tweeting from space? MBB."
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Hadfield Replies to Shatner on Twitter
Credit: Canadian Space Agency
On Jan. 3, 2013, Commander Chris Hadfield of the Canadian Space Agency started tweeting with William Shatner, "Captain Kirk" of the original Star Trek series, and with other Star Trek cast members, plus one very famous real spaceflyer.
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Canadian Space Agency Tweet Response to Shatner and Hadfield
Credit: Canadian Space Agency
On Jan. 3, 2013, Commander Chris Hadfield of the Canadian Space Agency started tweeting with William Shatner, "Captain Kirk" of the original Star Trek series, and with other Star Trek cast members, plus one very famous real spaceflyer.
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Shatner Tweets About the 2D Chris Hadfield
Credit: Canadian Space Agency
On Jan. 3, 2013, Commander Chris Hadfield of the Canadian Space Agency started tweeting with William Shatner, "Captain Kirk" of the original Star Trek series, and with other Star Trek cast members, plus one very famous real spaceflyer.
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George Takei's Facebook Post About the Shatner-Hadfield Tweets
Credit: Canadian
On Jan. 3, 2013, Commander Chris Hadfield of the Canadian Space Agency started tweeting with William Shatner, "Captain Kirk" of the original Star Trek series, and with other Star Trek cast members, plus one very famous real spaceflyer.
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Hadfield Tweets About Takei's Facebook Post
Credit: Canadian Space Agency
On Jan. 3, 2013, Commander Chris Hadfield of the Canadian Space Agency started tweeting with William Shatner, "Captain Kirk" of the original Star Trek series, and with other Star Trek cast members, plus one very famous real spaceflyer.
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Hadfield Tweets About His Red Shirt
Credit: Canadian Space Agency
On Jan. 3, 2013, Commander Chris Hadfield of the Canadian Space Agency started tweeting with William Shatner, "Captain Kirk" of the original Star Trek series, and with other Star Trek cast members, plus one very famous real spaceflyer.
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George Takei Joins the Twitter Conversation
Credit: Canadian Space Agency
On Jan. 3, 2013, Commander Chris Hadfield of the Canadian Space Agency started tweeting with William Shatner, "Captain Kirk" of the original Star Trek series, and with other Star Trek cast members, plus one very famous real spaceflyer.
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Wil Wheaton of ST:TNG Adds a Tweet
Credit: Canadian Space Agency
On Jan. 3, 2013, Commander Chris Hadfield of the Canadian Space Agency started tweeting with William Shatner, "Captain Kirk" of the original Star Trek series, and with other Star Trek cast members, plus one very famous real spaceflyer.
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Hadfield Replies to Wheaton on Twitter
Credit: Canadian Space Agency
On Jan. 3, 2013, Commander Chris Hadfield of the Canadian Space Agency started tweeting with William Shatner, "Captain Kirk" of the original Star Trek series, and with other Star Trek cast members, plus one very famous real spaceflyer.
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Wheaton Continues Twitter Conversation With Hadfield
Credit: Canadian Space Agency
On Jan. 3, 2013, Commander Chris Hadfield of the Canadian Space Agency started tweeting with William Shatner, "Captain Kirk" of the original Star Trek series, and with other Star Trek cast members, plus one very famous real spaceflyer.
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Leonard Nimoy Tweets Spock's Greeting: "LLAP" (Live Long and Prosper)
Credit: Canadian Space Agency
On Jan. 3, 2013, Commander Chris Hadfield of the Canadian Space Agency started tweeting with William Shatner, "Captain Kirk" of the original Star Trek series, and with other Star Trek cast members, plus one very famous real spaceflyer.
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Hadfield Tweets Back to Leonard Nimoy
Credit: Canadian Space Agency
On Jan. 3, 2013, Commander Chris Hadfield of the Canadian Space Agency started tweeting with William Shatner, "Captain Kirk" of the original Star Trek series, and with other Star Trek cast members, plus one very famous real spaceflyer.
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Iconic Astronaut Buzz Aldrin Tweets to Hadfield and Shatner
Credit: Canadian Space Agency
On Jan. 3, 2013, Commander Chris Hadfield of the Canadian Space Agency started tweeting with William Shatner, "Captain Kirk" of the original Star Trek series, and with other Star Trek cast members, plus one very famous real spaceflyer.
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Shatner Tweets Respect to Buzz Aldrin
Credit: Canadian Space Agency
On Jan. 3, 2013, Commander Chris Hadfield of the Canadian Space Agency started tweeting with William Shatner, "Captain Kirk" of the original Star Trek series, and with other Star Trek cast members, plus one very famous real spaceflyer.
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Hadfield Caps Off Twitter Star Trek Conversation
Credit: Canadian Space Agency
On Jan. 3, 2013, Commander Chris Hadfield of the Canadian Space Agency started tweeting with William Shatner, "Captain Kirk" of the original Star Trek series, and with other Star Trek cast members, plus one very famous real spaceflyer.
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Commander Hadfield on the ISS Speaks With William Shatner
Credit: Canadian Space Agency
Commander Chris Hadfield aboard the ISS spoke with "Star Trek" actor William Shatner on Feb. 7, 2013.
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Commander Hadfield With Floating Microphone and Camera
Credit: Canadian Space Agency
Astronaut Chris Hadfield aboard the International Space Station speaks with a Canadian Space Agency colleague on Feb. 7, 2013, while his microphone and camera float nearby in zero-g.
