
'Star Trek' Actor Dunks On Elon Musk For Referencing Show To Promote SpaceX
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Robert Picardo, who has starred in the franchise since 1995, responded on social media after Musk made a reference to the fictional Starfleet Academy.
For a longtime member of the franchise, Elon Musk’s latest “Star Trek” reference didn’t fly.
The controversial billionaire shared a post Monday on his social media platform X, formerly Twitter, in which he appeared to promote his SpaceX company with an allusion to “Star Trek’s” fictional Starfleet Academy — only to get roasted.
“Let’s make Starfleet Academy real!” Musk posted on X, which he acquired for $44 billion in 2022.
Gene Roddenberry created “Star Trek’s” fictional space force with egalitarianism and cosmic peace at the forefront.
While Musk founded the real-life SpaceX with purported dreams of interplanetary travel, he has lost much of his past goodwill in recent years.