Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Tuesday landed the endorsement of a star from the hit "Star Trek" franchise.

Kate Mulgrew, the actress who played Captain Janeway on "Star Trek: Voyager," tweeted to the 28-year-old Democratic House candidate Tuesday morning that she was "interested in assisting your campaign and taking it to warp speed."

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"Captain Kathryn Janeway of the USS Voyager reporting to @Ocasio2018 — I'm very interested in assisting your campaign and taking it to warp speed at RED ALERT!" Mulgrew wrote.

Captain Kathryn Janeway of the USS Voyager reporting to @Ocasio2018 - I'm very interested in assisting your campaign and taking it to warp speed at RED ALERT! https://t.co/diRXFLtn5r — Kate Mulgrew (@TheKateMulgrew) July 24, 2018

Ocasio-Cortez had previously joked on Twitter about being a fan of the show.

She responded to the endorsement by praising Mulgrew's character, the only female captain on any of the "Star Trek" shows.

"As a kid, my parents let me stay up late to watch Captain Janeway lead her crew home through desperate straits, while lost in the galaxy," she tweeted. "Couldn’t have had a better example of a leader for these times. Thank you @TheKateMulgrew!"

As a kid, my parents let me stay up late to watch Captain Janeway lead her crew home through desperate straits, while lost in the galaxy.



Couldn’t have had a better example of a leader for these times. Thank you @TheKateMulgrew! https://t.co/UjmTsI9t6f — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@Ocasio2018) July 24, 2018

Ocasio-Cortez shocked Washington last month with her surprise double-digit primary victory over Rep. Joseph Crowley (D-N.Y.), the No. 4 Democrat in the House and once considered a possible successor to House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi Nancy PelosiHoyer: House should vote on COVID-19 aid — with or without a bipartisan deal Ruth Bader Ginsburg lies in repose at Supreme Court McCarthy threatens motion to oust Pelosi if she moves forward with impeachment MORE (D-Calif.).

She has since hit the campaign trail with fellow progressive Sen. Bernie Sanders Bernie SandersOutrage erupts over Breonna Taylor grand jury ruling Dimon: Wealth tax 'almost impossible to do' Grand jury charges no officers in Breonna Taylor death MORE (I-Vt.), campaigning for other Sanders-aligned candidates across the country.

She will face Anthony Pappas, a Republican challenger, in November for control of New York's 14th District. The district leans heavily Democratic, and Crowley previously won reelection in 2016 with more than 80 percent of the vote.