STS-133 wakeup: Star Trek Theme w/ new Shatner voiceover

Chosen by popular vote from a contest last year, the Star Trek theme was one of two winning selections to be final wakeup calls for the last missions of the Shuttle program (STS-133). This morning (March 7 at 3:23 am ET) the crew of Shuttle Discovery were woken up with a special version of the original theme to Star Trek, with a 'surprise twist'.

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[baarbear]

It's only fitting they do this. After all, Star Trek has inspired many people to become scientists and astronauts.

[satxxkenn10]

William Shatner is a national treasure and I think Star Trek has done more for our civilization than most people realize. Great show and great man!

[olrac327]

What was the 1st popular selection for the song contest? Was it posted somewhere?

[DaspittaNigga83922]

i hate men... they always think im a slut cuz i wear sexy clothes!!~

[EmpireLS56KW]

Just think those immortal words from William Shanter are travelling into outer space for several weeks now and will be picked up one day by alien world?

[wolvrine111]

Could not have said it better myself!

[HondaMaven]

With the abandonment of books as our primary means of information convergence---- it may be true that without Star-Trek providing a fictional point of reference, many people could not have EVER appreciated the reality that NASA has created during these last 46 or so years of manned space flight.

[gatemarzipan]

umm...you know he's Canadian, right?