'Star Trek' Actor Dunks On Elon Musk For Referencing Show To Promote SpaceX

For a longtime member of the franchise, Elon Musk ’s latest “ Star Trek ” reference didn’t fly.

The controversial billionaire shared a post Monday on his social media platform X, formerly Twitter, in which he appeared to promote his SpaceX company with an allusion to “Star Trek’s” fictional Starfleet Academy — only to get roasted.

“Let’s make Starfleet Academy real!” Musk posted on X , which he acquired for $44 billion in 2022 .

Gene Roddenberry created “Star Trek’s” fictional space force with egalitarianism and cosmic peace at the forefront.

While Musk founded the real-life SpaceX with purported dreams of interplanetary travel , he has lost much of his past goodwill in recent years.

Research has not only shown a stark increase in racist posts since he acquired X, but Musk has personally advocated against diversity, equity and inclusion efforts and maintains his daughter is “dead” to him — solely because she transitioned from male to female in 2022.

His twee “Star Trek” reference was thus quite unwelcomed by beloved franchise alum Robert Picardo, who replied Tuesday on X : “First step : Support a leader that embodies Starfleet values like diversity, inclusion and ethical behavior.”

Musk has previously called “Star Trek” his favorite show . He even wore a jacket referencing the series during his meeting with Argentinian President Javier Milei earlier this year.

Picardo has played The Doctor, a holographic character, as well its creator Lewis Zimmerman, since the 1995 premiere of “Star Trek: Voyager.” He’s also starred in the “Deep Space Nine” and “Renegades” spinoffs and feature film entries like “Star Trek: First Contact.”

“When you join the franchise and they particularly like your character, it’s a nice feeling of being welcomed into something larger than yourself, with a history, obviously, that predates my involvement, but that will go on forever after I’m gone,” he recently told the “Star Trek” website .

Picardo’s post was both praised by fans and derided by Musk’s supporters , who claim that diversity, equity and inclusion — which aims to give equal footing to historically marginalized communities — impedes any chance of a merit-based society.

Picardo ultimately found support from none other than actor Lynda Carter — “Wonder Woman” herself — who posted Wednesday on X : “Dear @RobertPicardo, you are a gem.”