Topic: Leonard Nimoy, Star Trek's Spock (1931-2015)
Robert Pearlman Editor
Posts: 42981 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 02-27-2015 11:22 AM
Leonard Nimoy, who won a global following as Mr. Spock, the resolutely logical human-alien first officer of the Starship Enterprise in the television and movie franchise "Star Trek," died on Friday morning (Feb. 27) at his home in the Bel Air section of Los Angeles. He was 83. The New York Times reports:
His wife, Susan Bay Nimoy, confirmed his death, saying the cause was end-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Mr. Nimoy announced last year that he had the disease, which he attributed to years of smoking, a habit he had given up three decades earlier. He had been hospitalized earlier in the week.
His artistic pursuits — poetry, photography and music in addition to acting — ranged far beyond the United Federation of Planets, but it was as Mr. Spock that Mr. Nimoy became a folk hero, bringing to life one of the most indelible characters of the last half century: a cerebral, unflappable, pointy-eared Vulcan with a signature salute and blessing: "Live long and prosper" (from the Vulcan "Dif-tor heh smusma").
Leonard Nimoy with the space shuttle Enterprise in April 2012.
NASA Remembers Leonard Nimoy
NASA is mourning the passing today of actor Leonard Nimoy, most famous for his role as Star Trek's Vulcan science officer Mr. Spock. The sci-fi classic served as an inspiration for many at NASA over the years, and Nimoy joined other cast members at special NASA events and worked to promote NASA missions, as in this 2007 video he narrated before the launch of the Dawn mission to the asteroid belt. Nimoy also was there for the 1976 rollout of the shuttle Enterprise, named for the show's iconic spacecraft.
NASA Administrator Charles Bolden issued the following statement upon hearing of Nimoy's passing: "Leonard Nimoy was an inspiration to multiple generations of engineers, scientists, astronauts, and other space explorers. As Mr. Spock, he made science and technology important to the story, while never failing to show, by example, that it is the people around us who matter most. NASA was fortunate to have him as a friend and a colleague. He was much more than the Science Officer for the USS Enterprise. Leonard was a talented actor, director, philanthropist, and a gracious man dedicated to art in many forms. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family, friends, and the legions of Star Trek fans around the world."
Posts: 911 From: Oklahoma city, Oklahoma U.S.A. Registered: Feb 2007
posted 02-27-2015 01:39 PM
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I remember a trip to Florida with my parents in the sixties. In a Alabama hotel on a very snowy black and white TV screen catching my first glimpse of the Enterprise and its crew. Two and a half years passed before Star Trek aired in Oklahoma. I am very sad for the loss of Mr. Nimoy.
SpaceAngel Member
Posts: 307 From: Maryland Registered: May 2010
posted 02-27-2015 01:44 PM
May you rest in peace, Mr. Spock.
Lou Chinal Member
Posts: 1306 From: Staten Island, NY Registered: Jun 2007
posted 02-27-2015 01:56 PM
Although not considered a space explorer he was a space explorer.
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ea757grrl Member
Posts: 729 From: South Carolina Registered: Jul 2006
posted 02-27-2015 02:46 PM
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GoesTo11 Member
Posts: 1309 From: Denver, CO Registered: Jun 2004
posted 02-27-2015 02:48 PM
Consider how many actual space explorers were inspired by the adventures of the Starship Enterprise and her crew... RIP Mr. Nimoy.
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Blackarrow Member
Posts: 3118 From: Belfast, United Kingdom Registered: Feb 2002
posted 02-27-2015 03:09 PM
I first saw "Star Trek" on Saturday 26th July, 1969. While Mr Spock and the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise were "boldly going where no man had gone before" on TV, Mr Armstrong and the crew of Apollo 11 had just done it in real life. With the death of the inimitable Leonard Nimoy, another part of my adolescence has passed into history.
Live long in our memories, Mr Spock.
Robert Pearlman Editor
Posts: 42981 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 02-27-2015 03:10 PM
NASA astronaut Scott Kelly, soon to launch on a one-year mission to the ISS:
#RIP @TheRealNimoy who popularized #space travel for generations to come so we may live long and prosper.
Nimoy's own final tweet, posted Feb. 23, signed off like all his tweets, with "LLAP," an abbreviation for Spock's "Live Long and Prosper."
A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory.
Robert Pearlman Editor
Posts: 42981 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 02-27-2015 03:18 PM
White House release
Statement by the President on the Passing of Leonard Nimoy
Long before being nerdy was cool, there was Leonard Nimoy. Leonard was a lifelong lover of the arts and humanities, a supporter of the sciences, generous with his talent and his time. And of course, Leonard was Spock. Cool, logical, big-eared and level-headed, the center of Star Trek's optimistic, inclusive vision of humanity's future.
I loved Spock.
In 2007, I had the chance to meet Leonard in person. It was only logical to greet him with the Vulcan salute, the universal sign for "Live long and prosper." And after 83 years on this planet – and on his visits to many others – it's clear Leonard Nimoy did just that. Michelle and I join his family, friends, and countless fans who miss him so dearly today.
fredtrav Member
Posts: 1673 From: Birmingham AL Registered: Aug 2010
posted 02-27-2015 03:18 PM
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Robert Pearlman Editor
Posts: 42981 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 02-27-2015 03:23 PM
William Shatner:
I loved him like a brother. We will all miss his humor, his talent, and his capacity to love.
George Takei:
Rest in peace with the stars, my dear friend.
Zachary Quinto:
My heart is broken. I love you profoundly my dear friend. And I will miss you everyday. May flights...
Jonathan Frakes:
#LLAP RIP to the best First Officer.
LeVar Burton:
God Bless You, Leonard Nimoy... May Angels guide thee to thy rest!
Nathan Fillion:
I have been, and always shall be, your fan. Thank you.
astrobar1 Member
Posts: 112 From: Mishawaka, IN, USA Registered: Apr 2005
posted 02-27-2015 03:37 PM
. You touched us all
star51L Member
Posts: 340 From: Vilano Beach, FL, USA Registered: Aug 2002
posted 02-27-2015 03:51 PM
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“The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few, or the one.”
Joel Katzowitz Member
Posts: 808 From: Marietta GA USA Registered: Dec 1999
posted 02-27-2015 04:20 PM
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Robert Pearlman Editor
Posts: 42981 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 02-27-2015 04:22 PM
NASA video release
Astronauts Mark Leonard Nimoy's Passing
NASA astronaut Mike Fincke and ESA European Space Agency astronaut Luca Parmitano reflect on the inspiration that actor Leonard Nimoy's character Mr. Spock in the television series Star Trek had on scientists, engineers, space explorers and fans around the globe.
Kite Member
Posts: 831 From: Northampton UK Registered: Nov 2009
posted 02-27-2015 04:44 PM
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Rick Mulheirn Member
Posts: 4167 From: England Registered: Feb 2001
posted 02-27-2015 04:45 PM
Star Trek the original series helped cement my interest in space flight and nearly 50 years later I still enjoy watching the remastered original series broadcast at weekends here in the UK.
RIP Leonard.
OWL Member
Posts: 175 From: United Kingdom Registered: Aug 2007
posted 02-27-2015 04:53 PM
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Robert Pearlman Editor
Posts: 42981 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 02-27-2015 04:56 PM
One of my earliest memories is sitting on my dad's lap and watching episodes of the original series (in syndication). Kirk, Spock and McCoy were as instrumental in getting me interested in space exploration as were Armstrong, Aldrin and Collins.
As pictured above, I had the chance to see Leonard Nimoy in New York in 2012, when the space shuttle Enterprise arrived at JFK Airport. I had hoped to get a chance to interview him, but it was bitter cold that day and he rushed off as soon as he finished delivering his remarks. Still, it was great to hear him talk.
cycleroadie Member
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posted 02-27-2015 05:26 PM
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wickball Member
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posted 02-27-2015 06:20 PM
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p51 Member
Posts: 1642 From: Olympia, WA Registered: Sep 2011
posted 02-27-2015 06:47 PM
He really DID live long and prosper.
Mike Dixon Member
Posts: 1397 From: Kew, Victoria, Australia Registered: May 2003
posted 02-27-2015 06:48 PM
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MCroft04 Member
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