{"id":4498,"date":"2015-05-24T05:45:55","date_gmt":"2015-05-24T05:45:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/davidmack\/live-long-and-propser"},"modified":"2015-05-24T05:45:55","modified_gmt":"2015-05-24T05:45:55","slug":"an-astronaut-gave-an-out-of-this-world-tribute-to-leonard-nimoy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/archives\/4498","title":{"rendered":"An Astronaut Gave An Out-Of-This-World Tribute To Leonard Nimoy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<b>Live long and prosper.<\/b>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div id=\"buzz_sub_buzz\" class=\"c suplist_article suplist_list_show \">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_image  buzz_superlist_item_wide image_hit no_caption \" id=\"superlist_3700200_5118738\">\t\t\t<h2>\n<i>Star Trek<\/i> fans are still in mourning for Leonard Nimoy, the actor famous for his role as Spock, who <a href=\"http:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/adambvary\/leonard-nimoy-famous-for-his-role-as-mr-spock-dies#.ciWg1oA7O\">died on Friday<\/a> at the age of 83.<\/h2>    \t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_content\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/28\/12\/enhanced\/webdr01\/enhanced-22339-1425143365-6.jpg\" class=\"bf_dom\" width=\"625\" height=\"416\" alt=\"Star Trek fans are still in mourning for Leonard Nimoy, the actor famous for his role as Spock, who died on Friday at the age of 83.\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"print\"><a href=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/28\/12\/enhanced\/webdr01\/enhanced-22339-1425143365-6.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>View this image &rsaquo;<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"article_caption_w_attr\"> <span class=\"sub_buzz_source_via buzz_attribution buzz_attr_no_caption\">ROBYN BECK\/AFP \/ Getty Images<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_image  buzz_superlist_item_wide image_hit no_caption \" id=\"superlist_3700200_5118740\">\t\t\t<h2>The beloved sci-fi character was known by the Vulcan “live long and prosper” hand gesture.<\/h2>    \t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_content\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/28\/12\/enhanced\/webdr01\/enhanced-24041-1425143425-3.jpg\" class=\"bf_dom\" width=\"625\" height=\"445\" alt='The beloved sci-fi character was known by the Vulcan \"live long and prosper\" hand gesture.'>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"print\"><a href=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/28\/12\/enhanced\/webdr01\/enhanced-24041-1425143425-3.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>View this image &rsaquo;<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"article_caption_w_attr\"> <span class=\"sub_buzz_source_via buzz_attribution buzz_attr_no_caption\">Paramount\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_tweet  buzz_superlist_item_wide  no_caption \" id=\"superlist_3700200_5118760\">\t\t<h2>Fans, both famous and otherwise, have been using the gesture to pay tribute to Nimoy.<\/h2>\t\t<div id=\"tweet_5118760\">\t<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet bf-tweet\">\t\t<p>The spirit of Spock will live long and prosper. #RIPLeonardNimoy #LLAP<\/p>\t\t&mdash; WhiteHouse (@The White House)\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BuzzFeed\/status\/571442478324125696\"><\/a>\t<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_tweet  buzz_superlist_item_wide  no_caption \" id=\"superlist_3700200_5118727\">\t\t<h2>In a fitting extraterrestrial tribute to the late star, NASA Astronaut Terry Virts has tweeted a picture of the Vulcan gesture from the International Space Station, looking down at Nimoy’s birthplace of Boston.<\/h2>\t\t<div id=\"tweet_5118727\">\t<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet bf-tweet\">\t\t<p><\/p>\t\t&mdash; AstroTerry (@Terry W. Virts)\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BuzzFeed\/status\/571700996360970241\"><\/a>\t<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_image  buzz_superlist_item_wide image_hit no_caption \" id=\"superlist_3700200_5118783\">\t\t\t<h2>It’s enough to make even Spock a little bit emotional.<\/h2>    \t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_content\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rubbable-container\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/28\/12\/enhanced\/webdr13\/anigif_enhanced-buzz-28196-1425144167-5_preview.gif\" width=\"625\" height=\"471\" style=\"width: 625px;height: 471px\" class=\"bf_dom\" alt=\"An Astronaut Gave An Out-Of-This-World Tribute To Leonard Nimoy\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"animatedgifs button-rubbable bf_dom\"><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"print\"><a href=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/28\/12\/enhanced\/webdr13\/anigif_enhanced-buzz-28196-1425144167-5.gif\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>View this image &rsaquo;<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"article_caption_w_attr\"> <span class=\"sub_buzz_source_via buzz_attribution buzz_attr_no_caption\">Paramount \/ Via <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/angelorvm.tumblr.com\/post\/112236677256\">angelorvm.tumblr.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_link  buzz_superlist_item_wide  no_caption \" id=\"superlist_3700200_5118804\">                  <div class=\"sub_buzz_link c\">          <p class=\"sub_buzz_numbered hidden \">6.<\/p>          <div>              <p>                  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/adambvary\/leonard-nimoy-famous-for-his-role-as-mr-spock-dies#.ciWg1oA7O\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">“Star Trek” Star Leonard Nimoy Dies<\/a>              <\/p>              <p class=\"sub_buzz_link_url\">buzzfeed.com<\/p>              <div class=\"sub_buzz_description\">\t\t\t\t<\/div>          <\/div>    <\/div>    \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_link  buzz_superlist_item_wide  no_caption \" id=\"superlist_3700200_5118810\">                  <div class=\"sub_buzz_link c\">          <p class=\"sub_buzz_numbered hidden \">7.<\/p>          <div>              <p>                  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/adambvary\/we-have-been-and-always-shall-be-your-friend#.xd8PG2pjW\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Leonard Nimoy’s Spock Was The Nerd Hero Who Taught Us How To Feel<\/a>              <\/p>              <p class=\"sub_buzz_link_url\">buzzfeed.com<\/p>              <div class=\"sub_buzz_description\">\t\t\t\t<\/div>          <\/div>    <\/div>    \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_link  buzz_superlist_item_wide  no_caption \" id=\"superlist_3700200_5118812\">                  <div class=\"sub_buzz_link c\">          <p class=\"sub_buzz_numbered hidden \">8.<\/p>          <div>              <p>                  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/ariannarebolini\/leonard-nimoy-was-the-greatest-simpsons-guest-star-of-all-ti#.naO5LDAYR\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Leonard Nimoy Was The Greatest “Simpsons” Guest Star Of All Time<\/a>              <\/p>              <p class=\"sub_buzz_link_url\">buzzfeed.com<\/p>              <div class=\"sub_buzz_description\">\t\t\t\t<\/div>          <\/div>    <\/div>    \t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div><p>Read more: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/davidmack\/live-long-and-propser\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/davidmack\/live-long-and-propser<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Live long and prosper. Star Trek fans are still in mourning for Leonard Nimoy, the actor famous for his role as Spock, who died on Friday at the age of 83. View this image &rsaquo; ROBYN BECK\/AFP \/ Getty Images The beloved sci-fi character was known by the Vulcan “live long and prosper” hand gesture. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/archives\/4498\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">An Astronaut Gave An Out-Of-This-World Tribute To Leonard Nimoy<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":4499,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[1161,2547,2548,2260,2549,2319,164],"class_list":["post-4498","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-anxiety","tag-astronaut","tag-leonard-nimoy","tag-live-long-and-prosper","tag-photo","tag-space-station","tag-star-trek","tag-twitter"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/14324391562973-an-astronaut-gave-an-out-of-this-world-tribute-to-2-28553-1425144772-0_dblbig.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4498","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4498"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4498\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4499"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4498"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4498"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4498"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}