"Make Pluto Planet Again": Star Trek Actor's Call Gets Elon Musk's Support

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has supported Hollywood actor William Shatner's idea to designate Pluto as a planet again.

Mr Shatner, who is known for playing Captain Kirk in Star Trek, posted a request on the social media platform X (formerly Twitter).

We should ask Elon to get the President to sign one of those Executive thingies to make Pluto a planet again. https://t.co/X8cw74Q3AK

— William Shatner (@WilliamShatner) May 16, 2025

To which Elon Musk, who has recently changed his username to Kekius Maximus, wrote, "I'd support that."

I'd support that

— Kekius Maximus (@elonmusk) May 16, 2025

The post quickly went viral, with many social media users supporting this idea. A person commented, "This idea is great, it should be done while there is a chance."

This idea is great, it should definitely be done while there is a chance.????????????

— Ayse Paprika (@aysepaprika) May 16, 2025

Another wrote, "This is the last great wish of a StarFleet Caption.  Make it so."

This is the last great wish of a StarFleet Caption. Make it so.

— Detective51 (@Detective51) May 16, 2025

"Pluto is our family, too. I love Pluto,” echoed a few.

Leaving Pluto out of planets is actually planet racism or fascism or some ism - Idk ????‍♀️

Pluto is our family too. I love Pluto.

— Sai Suhasini Ramalingam (@saisramalingam) May 16, 2025

Sharing his two cents on the matter, a user wrote, "It still is a planet. It just has an additional description of dwarf too. It's like saying a small human is not still a human."

It still is a planet. It just has an additional description of dwarf too.
It's like saying a small human is not still a human.

— Space_Me_Now (@Space_Me_Now) May 16, 2025

Pluto is no longer considered a planet because it doesn't meet all the criteria set by the International Astronomical Union, which defines a "planet."

As per NASA, for an object to be classified as a planet, it must orbit the Sun, have sufficient mass for its gravity to overcome rigid forces and have cleared the neighbourhood around its orbit. However, in 2006, Pluto was classified as a dwarf planet because of its small size.