An asteroid named for Adm. Adama — sort of
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The latest sci-fi star to get an asteroid named for him is none other than Adm. William Adama, Edward James Olmos.
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory said the asteroid formerly known as 1993 EO (not to be confused with the artist formerly known and then once again known as Prince) has been dubbed 5608 Olmos, according to SciFi Wire.
The name change is “in recognition of the actor’s work and promotion of humanitarian causes.”
Massachusetts astronomer Tom H. Burbine, who got a different asteroid named for Star Trek and Heroes actor George Takei last year, suggested the name change.
What sorts of humanitarian causes? Well, according to his official BSG bio:
Olmos participates in many humanitarian efforts, which include working with the David Rockefeller Foundation in the recruitment of new teachers for U.S. schools. He is the executive director of the Lives in Hazard Educational Project, a national gang-prevention program funded by the U.S. Department of Justice, and a national spokesperson for the Southwest Voter Registration Project, where he helps the Latino community in its pursuit of citizenship and voter registration; the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation; and the AIDS Awareness Foundation. He played an instrumental role in the clean-up efforts after the Los Angeles riots, the 1994 Los Angeles earthquake and Hurricane Andrew in Florida, and Hurricane Mitch in Central America.
Well, that ain’t nothin’.
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Pretty darn awesome, he deserves it!