NASA mission controllers are Bazaarsome of the biggest Star Trekfans in the universe, so it only makes sense that they would celebrate the 50th anniversary of the original series in true nerdy style.
Instead of showing its usual graphic of the International Space Station on a world map in mission control, Thursday's live view of the station's current position is represented by Captain Kirk's intrepid Starship Enterprise.
SEE ALSO: Facebook changes Like buttons to celebrate Star Trek's 50th anniversaryNASA's love of Star Trekhas been known among space fans for quite some time.
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The agency even named one of its space shuttles "Enterprise" after Star Trekfans launched a letter-writing campaign in the 1970s. The shuttle was originally going to be named the Constitution to celebrate the bicentennial in 1976.
The Space Shuttle Enterprise never went to space, but its flight tests did help NASA engineers learn more about how to safely fly the other orbiters to space and back again.
Original image has been replaced. Credit: Mashable Astronauts have also brought their love of the series to space with them.
European Space Agency astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti wore Star Trek-themed clothing during her time above Earth and paid tribute to Leonard Nimoy -- who played Spock in the original series -- along with NASA astronaut Terry Virts when Nimoy died in 2015.
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NASA astronauts also have a habit of re-creating their favorite movie posters for unofficial mission photos ahead of a launch to the Space Station or (previously) on the space shuttle.
Original image has been replaced. Credit: Mashable For example, the crew of a space shuttle mission launched in 2011 parodied the 2009 Star Trek movie reboot for their poster.
The Expedition 21 crew to the Space Station also used a Star Trektheme for their own parody poster.
Original image has been replaced. Credit: Mashable NASA scientists and engineers also appear to be big fans of Star Wars, Fireflyand many other space-related series or movies.
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