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Scotty's ashes launched into space

by Adam Finley, posted Apr 28th 2007 5:22PM

James DoohanIt's been almost two years since James "Scotty" Doohan passed away, but his ashes have finally been sent into orbit.

Some of the Star Trek actors' ashes were launched from the New Mexico desert today with the ashes of about two-hundred other individuals, including Mercury astronaut Gordon Cooper. The rockets were launched by the wives of both men, Suzan Cooper and Wende Doohan.

Doohan was born in 1920 in Canada and fought in World War II, losing a finger as a result of injuries he suffered on D-Day. In the late '40s, he trained as an actor at the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York City. He's appeared in countless movie and TV roles, but of course we'll all remember him as Montgomery "Scotty" Scott.

Gene Roddenberry, the late creator of Star Trek, also had his ashes launched into space in 1997.

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FeatureCreep

Doohan was always a class act. I, too, met him - on two occasions - and he was a gem both times.

He is missed.

April 30 2007 at 4:03 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
vacelts

I had the privilege of meeting Mr. Doohan once. Both the man and the character will be sorely missed.

http://redlightnaps.wordpress.com/2007/04/29/doohan-in-space/

April 29 2007 at 11:20 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
David

I think I should start drinknig that way I will have an excuse for this.

Yes Wil Wright, he's only like 125 by now, and yet he still likes his Star Trek. :-p

Wil Wheaton helps write the reviews too. :)

April 29 2007 at 10:25 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Adam Finley

Wil Wright? The guy who invented the plane?

April 29 2007 at 12:09 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
David

Wil Wright does TNG reviews. Show went off the air 10 years ago. :-p

Plus Scotty was on an episode of TNG.

April 28 2007 at 11:44 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
runescape

wish him peace in the other world
http://www.lotro-gold.cn

April 28 2007 at 11:40 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Adam Finley

Well, we tend not to review shows that went off the air over 30 years ago. :)

April 28 2007 at 11:26 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Joost Schuur

Star Trek under 'Other Science Fiction Shows'?!

Blasphemous!

April 28 2007 at 11:15 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
David

Beam me up Scotty!

April 28 2007 at 5:35 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply

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