Beam Up To The Star Trek 40th Anniversary Convention in Las Vegas

From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Length: 28:52

Planetary Radio visits the celebration of 40 years of Star Trek. Read the full description.

Piece Audio

Playing: Beam Up To The Star Trek 40th Anniversary ...
From: Mat Kaplan

Planetaryradio1_small In a departure from our usual content (though not from our usual tone!), host Mat Kaplan visits the gathering of 20,000 Trek fans and the stars they love. It's just possible that Star Trek has inspired more astronauts, space scientists and engineers than any other artistic or media effort. You'll hear Voyager star Bob Picardo, Rod Roddenberry, son of Star Trek creator Gene, the couple that has assembled 1,000 items for the upcoming Star Trek auction at Christie's, and some of the most interesting Trekkies in the universe. All this, along with our usual segments: Q&A, space headlines, and What's Up! in the night sky, with a new space trivia contest.

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Piece Description

In a departure from our usual content (though not from our usual tone!), host Mat Kaplan visits the gathering of 20,000 Trek fans and the stars they love. It's just possible that Star Trek has inspired more astronauts, space scientists and engineers than any other artistic or media effort. You'll hear Voyager star Bob Picardo, Rod Roddenberry, son of Star Trek creator Gene, the couple that has assembled 1,000 items for the upcoming Star Trek auction at Christie's, and some of the most interesting Trekkies in the universe. All this, along with our usual segments: Q&A, space headlines, and What's Up! in the night sky, with a new space trivia contest.

Broadcast History

New program in ongoing series. Currently airs on about 90 stations.

Timing and Cues

00:00 Intro and space headlines
02:56 Q&A on Saturn?s rings, Part 1
04:13 Star Trek 40th anniversary convention coverage, Part 1
10:29 Promo/Station Spot Insertion
11:30 Star Trek 40th anniversary convention coverage, Part 2
22:33 Q&A on Saturn?s rings, Part 2
23:37 What?s Up!
28:03 Close
28:50 Out