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A quote: "Star Trek fans have something to rejoice in: "Vulcan" is the leading contender in a vote to name two of Pluto's recently discovered moons."

Nice name, but its standing in the contest isn't necessarily because of its connection with Star Trek. There was a Vulcan before Gene Roddenberry:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vulcan_(mythology)

But its high number of votes is because of the connection :)