One week later the Star Trek movie continues its phenomenal run, steadily stepping over some rather tall but eventually lifeless competition at the box office. The only sour note in the entire mix is that sullen contingent of disrespectful "fans" complaining in complete disproportion to the film, which is by any objective and most subjective standards an outstanding success. Miranda Jones may have understandably hated pity but envy must surely rate up there as one of humanity's more odious flaws.

Countering that are many good moments worth recounting but at least two deserve highlighting. Newsweek magazine secured the review of the Trekker-in-Chief in an interview they recently published. President Obama enjoyed the film with his family at the White House theater, no doubt boosted by equipment outperforming the ordinary projection room. "So Star Trek, we saw this weekend, which I thought was good. Everybody was saying I was Spock, so I figured I should check it out and …"

At this point, go read the interview, I kid you not, the President made a Vulcan hand salute. (Once you make the hand-sign you can't help but be in the club Mr. President. Welcome!) He continued, "I used to love Star Trek. You know, Star Trek was ahead of its time. There was a whole - the special effects weren't real good, but the storylines were always evocative, you know, there was a little commentary and a little pop philosophy for a 10-year-old to absorb." What an amazing endorsement for the ideals of Trek. I don't recall anything quite like it.

To top that there's only one direction, up! Our next spectacular recommendation comes from the movie's conspicuous appearance on a drastically smaller but dramatically more impressive stage, the International Space Station. It was beamed to ISS via Mission Control for the members of Expedition 19 to watch on a laptop screen (in total weightlessness, how cool would that be?!).

In a statement provided by Paramount, Flight Engineer Michael Barratt said, "I remember watching the original Star Trek series and, like many of my NASA co-workers, was inspired by the idea of people from all nations coming together to explore space. Star Trek blended adventure, discovery, intelligence and story telling that assumes a positive future for humanity. The International Space Station is a real step in that direction, with many nations sharing in an adventure the world can be proud of."

In a success-filled week - the Hubble repair mission, the water reclamation system - Star Trek shares a little of its own.