{"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":"

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\nStar Trek<\/i> fans are still in mourning for Leonard Nimoy, the actor famous for his role as Spock, who died on Friday<\/a> at the age of 83.<\/h2> \t\t\t
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The beloved sci-fi character was known by the Vulcan “live long and prosper” hand gesture.<\/h2> \t\t\t
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Fans, both famous and otherwise, have been using the gesture to pay tribute to Nimoy.<\/h2>\t\t
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The spirit of Spock will live long and prosper. #RIPLeonardNimoy #LLAP<\/p>\t\t— WhiteHouse (@The White House)\t\t<\/a>\t<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n

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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
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<\/p>\t\t— AstroTerry (@Terry W. Virts)\t\t<\/a>\t<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n

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It’s enough to make even Spock a little bit emotional.<\/h2> \t\t\t
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