2016 ReedPOP(NEW YORK) — Experts from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) will beam aboard the Star Trekuniverse for a series of discussions about real-life space exploration, and how Star Trek has influenced humanity’s desire to go where no one has gone before.
The five “Trek Talks” will take place during the three-day expo Star Trek: Mission New York, which runs Sept. 2-4 at the Javits Center in New York City — a little more than a month before October’s massive New York Comic Con.
In a statement obtained by ABC News, Lance Fensterman, global senior VP of Mission New York organizers ReedPOP, said, “NASA’s Trek Talks at Star Trek: Mission New York will give fans the opportunity to be fully immersed in the fascinating ways in which Star Trek has impacted space exploration, from paving the way for new technologies, to fostering an interest in the exploring beyond Earth, and dreaming up alien life.”
The discussions will include topics like, “First Contact: Looking For Life in the Universe,” and “Ugly Bags of Mostly Water: What Will Aliens Really Be Like?” and will feature real-life astronauts, engineers, and scientists, as well as their big-and-small-screen Trek counterparts.
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