On Thursday afternoon, Scottish National Party MP Philippa Whitford finished her speech to the House of Commons during a debate on space policy by saying "live long and prosper" and giving a Vulcan salute.
You can watch the cringe-making moment below:
The salute wasn't the only Star Trek reference in Whitford's speech, she also read out a message from William Shatner himself, urging British lawmakers to follow the tenets of Star Trek as they debated the space industry.
Space is one of the last known frontiers, mostly untouched by mankind and his