Mayim Bialik is celebrating the reminiscence of late Star Trek icon Leonard Nimoy on what would have been his 92nd birthday.
The Celebrity Jeopardy! host, 47, took to Instagram on Sunday to share a photograph of herself sporting a “Live Long and Prosper” pendant necklace given to her by Nimoy’s household. In a selfie, Bialik confirmed herself sporting the silver pendant, which depicts a hand in the form of the basic Vulcan salute made well-known by Nimoy’s character, Spock, on the iconic sci-fi sequence.
“In honor of Leonard Nimoy’s 92nd birthday today, I’m proud to be wearing the LLAP Pendant which was given to me by his daughter and son-in-law, Julie Nimoy and David Knight,” Bialik shared. “The pendant is very special to his family not only because the LLAP symbol was so loved by Leonard but it’s the same pendant that was on-board Blue Origin’s space flight last year commemorating his legacy and his lasting wish for peace, tolerance and unity in the future! Happy Birthday Leonard!”
In the second slide, Bialik confirmed a “Certificate of Flight” dated Dec. 11, 2021. The assertion confirmed that the necklace made it to house as a part of Blue Origin and its house tourism mission.
While Nimoy died in 2015, one other Star Trek star was additionally concerned in Blue Origin’s endeavor. William Shatner was a part of the four-person NS-18 crew that blasted off into low orbit in October of 2021. His journey was documented in the Amazon Prime Video documentary, Shatner in Space. After his journey, he instructed Yahoo Entertainment he earned the honor of the “oldest person in space.”
On Instagram, Bialik’s followers cheered her tribute to the late actor and director — and her Big Bang Theory roots. Both Nimoy and his famed character have been referenced recurrently on the CBS sitcom, with the man himself making a voice cameo in Season 5.
“Sheldon Cooper is happy,” one commenter wrote, noting Bialik’s onscreen love curiosity and his Spock obsession.
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