Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY - MAY 20: (L-R) Dr. Nicholas Schiff, Dr. Andrea Kritcher, Dr.
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[+] Jr. and Paul Hoffman, President & CEO, Liberty Science Center, attend the Liberty Science Center Genius Gala at the Liberty Science Center on May 20, 2024 in Jersey City, New Jersey. (Photo by Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images for Liberty Science Center Genius Gala) William Shatner beamed up into the Liberty Science Center (LSC) last night to accept the 2024 Icon Award at the sold-out 12th Annual Liberty Science Center Genius Gala.
“On October 13, 2021, William Shatner, age 90, boldly went where no one else had gone before: into space,” said LSC President and CEO Paul Hoffman. “At 93, Will remains incredibly active.” Shatner was filming in Los Angeles, so Hoffman interviewed him in his Studio City office.
“I saw a great deal that made me cry, and I didn't know why I was crying, literally crying. I was weeping uncontrollably when I landed,” said Shatner. “I realized, oh my God, I'm in grief! For what I've seen of the world, you look at your telescopes, it's fantastic, it's magical.
Space is magical. I'm looking at space from the spaceship and all it is is palpable blackness, it's black death. I look back and I see blue, beige, and white.
The planet is calling to us. You can't believe how small this rock we're living on is. You can't believe how thin the fertile earth is.
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That's how precious our topsoil is. A.
