Astronaut Terry Virts tweeted a tribute to the late actor Leonard Nimoy from outer space.
Virts, an astronaut currently aboard the International Space Station, photographed the “Live Long and Prosper” hand salute that Nimoy made famous as Spock on Star Trek, framed by the coastline of Nimoy’s home state, Massachusetts.
See Leonard Nimoy's Long and Prosperous Life in Photos
Leonard Nimoy in The Outer Limits in 1964.ABC/Getty ImagesLeonard Nimoy with wife Sandra Zober attend an event in Los Angeles,Calif. in 1966.Michael Ochs Archives—Getty ImagesLeonard Nimoy, circa 1968.Silver Screen Collection/Getty ImagesLeonard Nimoy as Mr. Spock and William Shatner as Captain James T. Kirk in season 3 of Star Trek in 1968.CBS/Getty ImagesLeonard Nimoy as Paris and Lee Meriwether as Tracey in Mission Impossible in 1969.CBS/Getty ImagesLeonard Nimoy in Catlow, 1971.Silver Screen Collection/Getty ImagesLeonard Nimoy in The Alpha Caper in 1973EverettNASA's space shuttle Enterprise rolled out of the Palmdale manufacturing facilities and was greeted by NASA officials and cast members from Star Trek in 1976. From left: NASA Administrator Dr. James D. Fletcher; DeForest Kelley, who portrayed Dr. "Bones" McCoy on the series; George Takei (Mr. Sulu); James Doohan (Chief Engineer Montgomery "Scotty" Scott); Nichelle Nichols (Lt. Uhura); Leonard Nimoy (Mr. Spock); series creator Gene Roddenberry; an unnamed NASA official; and, Walter Koenig (Ensign Pavel Chekov).NASALeonard Nimoy hosts The Unexplained in 1976.EverettLeonard Nimoy as Mr. Spock in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock in 1984.Paramount/EverettLeonard Nimoy guest stars in The Big Bang Theory.CBS/Getty ImagesLeonard Nimoy guest stars on FringeFoxLeonard Nimoy and Luke Wilson, presenters during 5th Annual TV Land Awards - Show at Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, Calif. in 2007.Chris Polk—FilmMagic/Getty ImagesLeonard Nimoy guest stars as Mr. Spock in Star Trek in 2009.Paramount
