Scotty's ashes crash land after failed flight

It's no surprise to Trekkies that James "Scotty" Doohan's final wish be that his ashes be launched into space. Apparently Space Services Inc., the company tasked with the "memorial spaceflight" gave her everything they got, cap'n, but the rocket carrying Scotty's ashes just couldna teek namoore, and crash landed in treacherous New Mexico terrain. Apparently the search for Doohan's ashes (as well as the 200 some-odd other peoples' spacebound remains) continues, as SSI insists the 20-foot rocket will be recovered, and its passengers will be delivered to the final frontier. In a manner of speaking, that is.

[Admiral @ May 12th 2007 1:26PM]

and that is one of the reasons I want a big mausuleum for my remains when I kick the bucket

[Crazylink @ May 12th 2007 1:36PM]

Maybe they'll be found near all those ET carts.

[Drew @ May 12th 2007 1:40PM]

The article is wrong. The rocket was *SUPPOSED* to come back down to Earth. The only problem is that they haven't found it yet.

'"We launch his remains into space and return them so there's a keepsake of a little bit of Scotty who has flown to space," said Charles Chafer, who also adds that there are plans for a future trek where another portion of James Doohan's ashes will be actually released into space.'

[Arthur Greeenwald @ May 12th 2007 1:45PM]

I'm confused. Originally it was reported that this was ALWAYS supposed to be a sub-orbital (up-and-down) flight. So what's all this about launching again? Sounds like the only problem is that the payload landed off course.

[S. Brown @ May 12th 2007 2:13PM]

eBay anyone?

[Marc Mitchell @ May 12th 2007 2:19PM]

He was just trying to "Klingon" a bit longer :)

[Tired_ @ May 12th 2007 2:34PM]

"The more they overthink the plumbing, the easier it is to stop up the drain."

[JeffNla @ May 12th 2007 7:19PM]

Tired - That reply ROCKED!!!

[webduck @ May 12th 2007 2:39PM]

LOL@Marc...
New Borg saying..."You will be disseminated".
No matter what happened, he got a last bit of publicity out of it. Somewhere he is smiling. :)

[CraigJ @ May 12th 2007 2:44PM]

Apparently the diluthim crystals weren't strong enough. The should have siphoned some energy from a nuclear wessel.

[F @ May 12th 2007 2:45PM]

"Here's to you, Lads!"

[geezer @ May 12th 2007 3:25PM]

well seems like something was wrong with the transporter beam....R.I.P Scotty......

[John Doe @ May 12th 2007 4:47PM]

Fuck Scotty. RIP Jimmy. I'm willing to bet Mr. Doohan was getting pretty damn sick of the character in the end. I know that he did try and break out of the type casting but it never took. If you are going to remember him in death remember him as a good actor that touched people's lives, not as a character with really crappy catch phrases on a warn out TV series. Yes his character made us all laugh and ST 4's "Computer? Hello computer?" bit will live forever. However remember the man, not the character because the two aren't the same.

[geezer @ May 12th 2007 5:31PM]

@john doe: "However remember the man, not the character because the two aren't the same."

who said I wouldn't??

[iSpork @ May 12th 2007 3:40PM]

LOL.

just LOL.

[Mickey Jones @ May 12th 2007 4:33PM]

It's obvious, he was sucked into the Area 51 time-space warp generator built from alien technology. Don't even bother looking, he's on the other side of the galaxy by now.

[John Doe @ May 12th 2007 4:42PM]

I give it a week before something shows up on E-bay. the ultimate fanboi collectible. :-P

[Mickey Jones @ May 12th 2007 5:12PM]

"F*ck Scotty"

and boldly go where no man has gone before

[John Doe @ May 12th 2007 11:23PM]

This wasn't directed specifically at you. I just see all these one liners thrown around. Hell I keep hearing him called Scotty all the time. Its a testament to his acting abilities to be sure, but Jimmy was more then Scotty.

[Caffeinate @ May 12th 2007 6:34PM]

What I want to know is why this is filed under "Transportation" and not under "Engineering" . . .

[Bloobie @ May 12th 2007 7:22PM]

Ryan Block, please try not to twist this story into what it is not. Space Services offers 4 different "space memorial" services, and the least expensive one is this one in particular, where a portion of someone's cremated remains are launched into space and then returned. This is what happened with Doohan's remains, and recovery of the remains is a normal, tedious process.

[newshutr @ May 12th 2007 8:28PM]

He's dead, Jim.

[segovia101 @ May 13th 2007 10:07AM]

Apparrently a representative for Space Services Inc went on to say that the problem was caused 'by a particle xenon transponder relay becoming misaligned from the Helix coupler'. Thinking aloud, he went on to say 'Perhaps if we re-rounted auxillary power from the trans-spatial warp conduit we might be able to realign the relay and overcome the plasma flux'.

The CEO of Space Services Inc, who was overheard to say, 'Make it so'.

[The Phoenix @ May 17th 2007 2:52PM]

If you had the chance watch the flight, Mr. James Doohan and his crew of 200+ had a wonderful trip to space and as planned returned to mother earth. It is a long way up but traveling at Mac 5 it goes pretty fast, the return trip is a little slower which allows Mother Nature to controlling the outcome. Despite the rocky landing I'm sure Mr. Doohan and crew enjoyed the trip in spirit, since it was their ashes that made space their hearts were already there.