1:15:03
or the 270s.
1:15:05
Do you think I could get away
with it with the 270s?
1:15:08
For my next project, I'm going
to build a dilithium chamber
1:15:11
after I'm done with Nomad,
1:15:13
and I'm going to build
some antigravs, too, after that.
1:15:16
Maybe an M-5 computer.
1:15:18
And I'm going to connect
my house with Jefferies tubes.
1:15:20
I got a lot of projects, like,
down the road to do, to build.
1:15:24
Star Trek, I think, has had
a lot of impact on the future.
1:15:27
I mean, we have
cellular flip phones.
1:15:29
They have nuclear-powered
rocket engines already that will
I'm sure take us to Mars,
1:15:33
and basically, all
science fiction now is true.
1:15:43
Star Trek has always been
a real fun part of my life.
1:15:46
As a matter of fact, it was
one of the big motivators for me
going to the Air Force Academy.
1:15:50
It encouraged me
to go out and study,
1:15:52
and being that Star Trek
took place in space,
1:15:55
it turned my interest towards
things of a space nature,
1:15:59
such as astronomy
and astrophysics.
1:16:01
As a result, I got both my bachelor's
and my master's in astronomy,
1:16:06
and I now work as a data analyst
for the Hubble Space Telescope
Science lnstitute.
1:16:10
I really liked Spock's mind,
his logical mind,
1:16:14
and that pushed me
into a logical field.
1:16:17
Or at least, it helped push me
into a logical field,
1:16:19
which is computer science.
1:16:20
It's unbelievable.
1:16:21
Crosby:
Oh, absolutely.
1:16:22
It has had
such an effect,
1:16:24
just from an educational
angle alone.
1:16:26
Oh, it's--it's affected,
I mean, all of us.
1:16:30
All the actors have
received so much mail.
1:16:34
I get a lot of mail
from parents who tell me,
1:16:37
"We really appreciate
what you did
1:16:39
because you provided a positive
role model for our son."
1:16:42
I very much support the future
that Gene projected
1:16:46
as far as
an elimination of hunger
1:16:50
and elimination of poverty.
1:16:52
I think that Star Trek has
a really, really neat message.
1:16:55
The whole infinite diversity
in infinite combinations
1:16:58
is something that's very
attractive to all of us,