Star Trek Meets NASA

Ever wonder about what would happen when fact and fiction meet head up, well wonder no more, because tomorrow the crew of the Enterprise and their real life counter parts at NASA will be meeting in a Google + Hangout in Space: “Star Trek Into Darkness” event.

Director J.J. Abrams, writer Damon Lindelof, Chris Pine, Alice Eve and John Cho will join real astronauts Chris Cassidy, who is currently on board the International Space Station (ISS) and Michael Fincke and Kjell Lindgren who are on Earth.

Both parties are going to talk about the facts and fiction of their trade, specifically the NASA fact and the Star Trek fiction.

But more important than that is the fact that you can ask questions to both of them.

Here is the press release with all the links for you to submit your questions and to see it live.

"A GOOGLE+ HANGOUT IN SPACE: “STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS” DIRECTOR J.J. ABRAMS, WRITER AND PRODUCER DAMON LINDELOF AND STARS JOIN NASA ASTRONAUTS AND THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION

In this live Google+ Hangout, NASA astronauts will connect with “STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS” director J.J. Abrams, writer and producer Damon Lindelof, and stars Chris Pine, John Cho and Alice Eve to discuss the emerging intersection between the fiction of Star Trek and the reality of NASA’s current programs.

Thursday, May 16, 2013
9:00 – 9:45 a.m. PST

http://www.google.com/+NASA

Submit your questions now: Use the hashtag #askNASA on Google+, Twitter, YouTube orInstagram, or leave a comment on our Star Trek Into Darkness Facebook page. Questions will be taken throughout the event, but the deadline for video questions is 12:00pm PST on Wednesday, May 15.

About the Event:

Director J.J. Abrams, writer and producer Damon Lindelof, and stars Chris Pine, John Cho and Alice Eve will video chat with astronauts Chris Cassidy, who is currently on the International Space Station, and astronauts Michael Fincke and Kjell Lindgren from NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX.

This is the first time talent from a major motion picture is participating in a NASA Google+ Hangout. The participants will ask each other questions, as well as take questions from fans on social media, the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum in New York City (home of the space shuttle Enterprise)” and the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum in Washington."

Star Trek Into Darkness opens tomorrow in regular 2D, 3D and IMAX 3D.

Star Trek Into Darkness Official Synopsis:

In the wake of a shocking act of terror from within their own organization, the crew of The Enterprise is called back home to Earth.  In defiance of regulations and with a personal score to settle, Captain Kirk leads his crew on a manhunt to capture an unstoppable force of destruction and bring those responsible to justice.

As our heroes are propelled into an epic chess game of life and death, love will be challenged, friendships will be torn apart, and sacrifices must be made for the only family Kirk has left: his crew.

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