11/10/2010 WATCH: Live weird prosper: Trelddes a WATCH: Live weird prosper: Trekkies attend launch party by By SHELTON GREEN KVUE News Posted on August 15, 2009 at 3:36 PM Updated Tuesday, Oct 20 at 12:55 PM Recommend " Resistance was futile” at the Bob Bullock History Museum Friday night as hundreds of dichard Star Trek fans packed into the lobby for the Star Trek Launch Party. Video KVUE's Shelton Green reports 05/08/2009 Local/State Videos Many of them like Patrick Phillips, the conductor of the Austin Wind Symphony Orchestra, dressed up in classic Trekkie attire for the event. Phillip says it's the fantasy of escape that most people can relate to which has made for a huge following of the Star Trek series, Friday's event was actually a fundraiser for a local group trying to raise millions to build a Planetarium across the street from the history museum. The main draw of course is the newest Star Trek movie making its IMAX debut on Friday. The newest Star Trek movie is expected to be so popular that the Bob Bullock History Museum added midnight shows for the two weeks the blockbuster is showing at the IMAX theater there. A ticket to see the IMAX version of Star Trek is $12, 3 to 4-dollars more than the regular theaters. Star Trek bolts out of the Bob Bullock History Museum at warp speed on May 21st. kvue.com/news local /65017802,html ue11/10/2010 WATCH: Live weird prosper: Trelddes a kvue.com/news local /65017802,html 2/2