WATCH: ‘Star Trek Into Darkness’ Cast Google+ Hangout With Astronauts

On Thursday morning, Star Trek Into Darkness writer/producer Damon Lindelof and stars Chris Pine, Alice Eve and John Cho talked with NASA astronaut Chris Casidy aboard the International Space Station and representatives from the Smithsonian and the Intrepid Air and Space Museum as part of a Google+ Hangout.

Discussion ranged from science-fiction’s impact and influence on the space program, thow realistic certain onscreen elements of Star Trek are, and he challenges faced by astronauts.

Watch the video below.

STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS, starring Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana, Karl Urban, Simon Pegg, Anton Yelchin, John Cho, Benedict Cumberbatch, Peter Weller, Bruce Greenwood and Alice Eve, is in IMAX, 3D and 2D theaters now.

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