article_snippet: Leonard Nimoy, "Star Trek's" beloved Mr. Spock, had died.
article_snippet: His co-stars, fellow celebrities and fans reacted with heartfelt tributes from around the world and all the way to space, where astronaut Terry W. Wirts flashed a Vulcan salute aboard the International Space Station.
article_snippet: We return you now to the stars, Leonard.
article_snippet: " And Zachary Quinto, who played Spock in the recent "Star Trek" movie reboots, said, "my heart is broken.
article_snippet: NASA posted a 1979 photo of Nimoy and the "Star Trek" cast -- some sporting '70s leisure suits -- visiting the space shuttle Enterprise.
article_snippet: And then there were the ordinary fans -- Trekkies, aspiring actors and science geeks who related to Nimoy's brainy Spock character -- who posted personal messages and remembrances.
highlights_snippet: Co-stars, science leaders and fans pay tribute to "Star Trek's" Leonard Nimoy .
  
highlights_snippet: Nimoy, best known for Nimoy role as Mr. Spock, died Friday at 83 .