stackyFACTSIf you're going to invent the most famous sci-fi television universe in history, you might as well take the ultimate nerd exit.
If you're going to invent the most famous sci-fi television universe in history, you might as well take the ultimate nerd exit. After Gene Roddenberry passed away in 1991, his estate arranged for a portion of his cremated remains to be loaded onto a NASA spacecraft. In 1992, his ashes were carried aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia, making him one of the very first human beings to be laid to rest in the final frontier. Honestly, it's a massive flex.
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