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William Shatner had an actual Twitter conversation with space

This is the best thing that’s ever happened.

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WELL, IT’S ALL over. William Shatner has won the internet.

He had a conversation on Twitter with someone who was actually in space.

Commander Hadfield was on the flight desk of the International Space Station when it all kicked off.

First, Captain Kirk got things going:

Then he got the best reply ever:

This is probably our favourite thing that’s ever happened. We love you, William Shatner!

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William Shatner had an actual Twitter conversation with space

First, Captain Kirk got things going:

Then he got the best reply ever:

Tweets: The Mars Curiosity Rover has a chat with Britney Spears>

More: Our favourite people (and animals) on the Internet in 2012>