Have you ever met anyone famous?

Question: Have you ever met anyone famous?
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Asked by Hannah Cap on 16 Jan 2020.
- Craig Leff answered on 16 Jan 2020: last edited 16 Jan 2020 1:14 pm
  
  It all depends on what you mean by famous, but I have met some space celebrities. I’ve meet 3 moon walkers: Alan Bean, David Scott, and Harrison Schmitt. I’ve also met some of the astronauts who flew the shuttle that launched the Magellan Venus radar mapper mission. Also among astronauts I’ve met: Sally Ride, first American woman in space, and Kathy Sullivan, first American woman to go on a spacewalk. Combining space and Hollywood, I’ve also met Sir Patrick Stewart (before he was a Sir:-)) who was Capt Picard, and William Shatner, who was Capt Kirk. I used to live in LA where it was easier to see actors than astronauts…:-)
- Yuri Yushtein answered on 16 Jan 2020:
  
  I met few times the Dutch astronaut Andre Kuipers, and once His Majesty King of The Netherlands.
- Divya M. Persaud answered on 16 Jan 2020:
  
  I’ve been really lucky to have met a lot of NASA astronauts! Helen Sharman once said hello to me but I didn’t recognize who she was because I’m a clueless American!!
- Andrew Ball answered on 16 Jan 2020:
  
  In the space field I’ve met various astronauts over the years, and quite a few famous scientists and astronomers. When I was on The Sky At Night I met Patrick Moore, and I’ve met Brian May a couple of times. Who else? I’ve met 4 or 5 of the Doctors and various other actors from the original run of Doctor Who. Judith Hann from Tomorrow’s World! While at university I saw Stephen Hawking a few times, though didn’t have a conversation with him. Probably there are lots of people considered ‘famous’ these days who I wouldn’t recognise if I passed them in the street!
- Stephen Durrant answered on 16 Jan 2020:
  
  I’ve met Prof. Collin Pillinger when we were both working on The Beagle2 Mars Lander.
- Trevor Deacon answered on 17 Jan 2020:
  
  I went to school with Shaun Wallace who is ex Mastermind and currently on the TV programme the Chase.
- John Bridges answered on 18 Jan 2020:
  
  I’ve met or listened to quite a few astronauts and celebrities. However, although it may sound a bit corny, the people who have made the most impression on me have tended to be excellent communicators, researchers, and teachers from whatever background, famous or not.
- Abbie Hutty answered on 20 Jan 2020:
  
  I’ve met Tim Peake a few times, and when I went on Stargazing live I met Brian Cox, Dara O’Brean and Brian May from Queen. I’ve met the Queen, and Prince Philip and Princess Anne all through work on the Rover. And Carol Vorderman. And Charlie McDonnell did a youtube video with me in our Mars yard!

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