By — Colleen Shalby Colleen Shalby Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/great-scott-doc-brown-nasa-go-back-future Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter 7 ways the Internet celebrated Back to the Future day Arts Oct 21, 2015 1:07 PM EDT Thirty years ago, “Back to the Future Part II” took Doc Brown and Marty McFly on a trip through time to … today. That is, Oct. 21, 2015. In a new video message released today, Doc, played by Christopher Lloyd, welcomes us to this future, albeit a bit different from the one first imagined. “Your future is whatever you make of it,” he said. Doc wasn’t the only one who took a trip through time in honor of the day. The NASA team proved they’re in the know. Roads? Where we're going, we don't need roads. #BackToTheFuture #JourneyToMars pic.twitter.com/NydwpCbC5P — Curiosity Rover (@MarsCuriosity) October 21, 2015 It’s #BackToTheFuture Day! What would a time traveler from 1985 discover about NASA today? https://t.co/Qc8katwzlr pic.twitter.com/0M3cPafbQJ — NASA (@NASA) October 21, 2015 No flux capacitor, we checked. Happy #BackToTheFuture Day! https://t.co/BGP7k1FZI3 pic.twitter.com/xzVOazwY35 — NASA Goddard (@NASAGoddard) October 21, 2015 Astronauts and scientists showed their wit. Great Scott!10/21/15! Fly cars? I live in a flying house! 17,500MPH in 1.21 Jigawatts over Hill Valley, CA #BTTF2015 pic.twitter.com/PAErx6PaQI — Scott Kelly (@StationCDRKelly) October 21, 2015 The 1989 film “Back to the Future II” envisioned life on Oct 21, 2015 — Hoverboards. [Working on it] pic.twitter.com/9zprapgeg6 — Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) October 21, 2015 Who doesn’t love inside jokes? Nike made a tease about McFly’s lace-ups, and Harvard stopped their clock for the day at 10:04 — a nod to the time lightning struck the Hill Country Courthouse in the movie. .@realmikefox see you tomorrow. — Nike (@Nike) October 21, 2015 Dunster House clock tower salutes, #BackToTheFuture fans. pic.twitter.com/vZwItRILjf — Harvard University (@Harvard) October 21, 2015 Things got meta when “Back to the Future” producer Frank Marshall went back to “Back to the Future” to bring us some “Back to the Future” behind-the-scenes photos. Happy BACK TO THE FUTURE Day!!! #BackToTheFuture #BackToFutureDay @BacktotheFuture pic.twitter.com/vj3E1XbbNa — Frank Marshall (@LeDoctor) October 21, 2015 As of this posting, noticeably absent from the “Back to the Future” frenzy is: the Chicago Cubs. Since the movie famously predicted that they would win the World Series in 2015, this seems like the perfect time to steal the limelight. (And tonight would be the perfect night for a win, seeing as they’re on the brink of being eliminated altogether from the series by the New York Mets.) "WAY TO GO CUBBIES!" flashed on a #BackToTheFuture video board. Will that prediction soon go the way of flying cars? https://t.co/OUUDmVs91E — ESPN (@espn) October 21, 2015 We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now By — Colleen Shalby Colleen Shalby @CShalby
Thirty years ago, “Back to the Future Part II” took Doc Brown and Marty McFly on a trip through time to … today. That is, Oct. 21, 2015. In a new video message released today, Doc, played by Christopher Lloyd, welcomes us to this future, albeit a bit different from the one first imagined. “Your future is whatever you make of it,” he said. Doc wasn’t the only one who took a trip through time in honor of the day. The NASA team proved they’re in the know. Roads? Where we're going, we don't need roads. #BackToTheFuture #JourneyToMars pic.twitter.com/NydwpCbC5P — Curiosity Rover (@MarsCuriosity) October 21, 2015 It’s #BackToTheFuture Day! What would a time traveler from 1985 discover about NASA today? https://t.co/Qc8katwzlr pic.twitter.com/0M3cPafbQJ — NASA (@NASA) October 21, 2015 No flux capacitor, we checked. Happy #BackToTheFuture Day! https://t.co/BGP7k1FZI3 pic.twitter.com/xzVOazwY35 — NASA Goddard (@NASAGoddard) October 21, 2015 Astronauts and scientists showed their wit. Great Scott!10/21/15! Fly cars? I live in a flying house! 17,500MPH in 1.21 Jigawatts over Hill Valley, CA #BTTF2015 pic.twitter.com/PAErx6PaQI — Scott Kelly (@StationCDRKelly) October 21, 2015 The 1989 film “Back to the Future II” envisioned life on Oct 21, 2015 — Hoverboards. [Working on it] pic.twitter.com/9zprapgeg6 — Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) October 21, 2015 Who doesn’t love inside jokes? Nike made a tease about McFly’s lace-ups, and Harvard stopped their clock for the day at 10:04 — a nod to the time lightning struck the Hill Country Courthouse in the movie. .@realmikefox see you tomorrow. — Nike (@Nike) October 21, 2015 Dunster House clock tower salutes, #BackToTheFuture fans. pic.twitter.com/vZwItRILjf — Harvard University (@Harvard) October 21, 2015 Things got meta when “Back to the Future” producer Frank Marshall went back to “Back to the Future” to bring us some “Back to the Future” behind-the-scenes photos. Happy BACK TO THE FUTURE Day!!! #BackToTheFuture #BackToFutureDay @BacktotheFuture pic.twitter.com/vj3E1XbbNa — Frank Marshall (@LeDoctor) October 21, 2015 As of this posting, noticeably absent from the “Back to the Future” frenzy is: the Chicago Cubs. Since the movie famously predicted that they would win the World Series in 2015, this seems like the perfect time to steal the limelight. (And tonight would be the perfect night for a win, seeing as they’re on the brink of being eliminated altogether from the series by the New York Mets.) "WAY TO GO CUBBIES!" flashed on a #BackToTheFuture video board. Will that prediction soon go the way of flying cars? https://t.co/OUUDmVs91E — ESPN (@espn) October 21, 2015 We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now