Monday, 4th August, 2008

The engines couldnae take it, cap'n!

Guardian: Scotty's ashes fail to reach final frontier

The ashes of actor James Doohan, who played Montgomery "Scotty" Scott in Star Trek, were lost on the way to space on Sunday morning, when the rocket carrying them malfunctioned minutes after take-off.

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Comments:
Richard Carter

An obvious joke, I know, but somebody had to make it... And I'm sure plenty of others will be.

04-Aug-2008 14:53
Beholder

James Doohan's son posted an interesting and honest statement following the failure of his father's ashes to get into orbit:

http://www.boingboing.net/2008/08/04/unfulfilled-space-fu.html

05-Aug-2008 23:25
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