I'm gonna have to wear my glasses.
Are you ready?
Here's what the letter says.
Dear Star Trek friends.
You probably know that the Star Trek following is
one of the largest groups of its kind in
the country
as such I have frequently been asked to endorse
many worthwhile causes
what you may not know
is that I have never done.
So
nor have I ever made available any Star Trek
mailing list for these purposes,
but now I am breaking with that tradition
to tell you of the planetary Society
an organization formed by Carl Sagan.
Again, and Bruce Murray
to encourage and popularize our exploration of the solar
system
and the search for extraterrestrial life.
This is a letter written
by Gene Roddenberry
sent to Star Trek fans in 1980.
I came across it sifting through a box marked
Star Trek
with
a communicator on it.
No less
and you know, what's in it
Star Trek scripts
next generation
Our Man
Bashir
this is the one that I was in
our man Bashir
was a knife.
We have Star Trek the Next Generation
the neutral zone.
Here's a line from Picard.
Number one.
Kindly take charge of our guests until you have
time to die.
I can't do the voice.
The essence of the Star Trek missions are to
discover
to learn more about our universe
and to apply that knowledge to the benefit of
mankind
Star Trek is of course fiction,
but it's idea is very real
and very important it is this idea which the
planetary Society is devoted to and I believe they
can help turn into a reality.
If we humans are to continue our exploration of
the solar system on a peaceful
rational and scientific.
Vivek basis
then.
It is important to demonstrate to the decision makers
in our country
that millions of us
want
our space program to continue
to prove our Point all of us must join
together in a focused effort scientists
and non-scientists alike
to insist
that our elected leaders reflect our support
of space exploration.
Well, the letter goes on
Jean mentioned some other famous supporters of the society
like
Ray Bradbury Isaac Asimov Johnny Carson,
the even mentions
a solar sail,
this letter is just one artifact that we have
here at the office of the planetary Society.
Am I allowed to out he was a sorcerer
Phantom
major Star Trek fan
major Star Trek fan.
Jean closes the letter with these words
the links between science fiction and science are well
established and I am very pleased to associate myself
with a planetary Society.
If you are interested in supporting those goals by
joining the planetary Society to
write for information to
Carl Sagan.
He actually gives Carl Sagan's
address
at jet propulsion Laboratory.
You know
people across the globe
spanning Generations
continue to be moved by Star Trek's optimistic vision
of what we could become
and having served on both the USS Voyager and
the Executive Board of the planetary Society.
I wholeheartedly agree
the planetary Society is bringing us closer
to genes vision
of a better future.
So
Are you with us?